Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Setting the parameters

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seems to be marking one edge to the allowable political spectrum. It will be interesting to see how he defines the other allowable edge.

Ahmadinejad 'advised not to seek re-election in Iran'

Ayatollah Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader has warned former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against running in next year's presidential election, state media report…

Mr Ahmadinejad, a vocal critic of the West, served two terms as president between 2005 and 2013.

He has not announced plans to run again but his recent speeches have prompted speculation of a comeback…

Commentators have suggested that he would give Iran's conservatives their best chance of regaining power from the more moderate Mr Rouhani…

Ayatollah Khamenei's opposition to a bid by Mr Ahmadinejad, if confirmed, would eliminate him as a candidate, correspondents say…

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