Iranian Elections
Today Iranians went to the polls to vote on local councils and more importantly the Assembly of Experts. The Assembly of Experts is the body that selects and provides oversight of the Supreme Leader; the most powerful political position in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This election is being framed in the press as “the first electoral test for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies.”
Results will be provided ASAP as an update or another post…
[2006-12-15 1:20 PM] Poll’s have been kept open for at least another hour.
[2006-12-15 3:35 PM] After a 3 hour extension due to high turnout, the Iranian poll have closed. Results are said to be released on Sunday.
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[...] The elections in Iran have been judged by some Western observers as a blow to the hard line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The results will not affect foreign policy but may have a moderating effect on the Assembly of Experts; the body that elects the Supreme Leader. Don’t take my word on this but I believe that a change in the top of the Iranian government is imminent… [...]
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