Hundreds more quit Iran election | BBC

[Ediacara]

Hundreds more quit Iran election


Election posters are going up but
so far the campaign is lacklustre

Iran's crisis-hit parliamentary election has suffered a new blow with the withdrawal of 550 candidates who had been qualified to stand.

Another 2,500 would-be candidates have been disqualified by the right-wing vetting body, the Guardian Council.

The BBC's Jim Muir in Tehran says the reformist field is now severely depleted and turnout in Friday's election is expected to be low.

A government poll predicts a turnout of about 30% nationwide.

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[JoFerret]

1. More depressing signs

of a full-blown disater in the making.

[Terwilliger]

2. wholly disheartening

I think Iranians are great people who should be encouraged to determine their own fate. Good luck, Iranians!

[JPace]

3. Civil war in Iraq is the most likely

scenario, there are just too many
differences between the people. If
that happens before the election it
will insure AWOL's future as a past
pResident.

[loudnclear]

4. The Mullahs win again.

It's the same here. When you don't vote, you get the government you didn't vote for.