Iran vote "decisive defeat" for president: reformers

[democratic]

Dec 18, 2006 — TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's biggest reformist party said on Monday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had suffered a "decisive defeat" in nationwide elections last week due to his government's "authoritarian and inefficient methods.

"The initial results of elections throughout the country indicate that Mr Ahmadinejad's list has experienced a decisive defeat nationwide," the pro-reform Islamic Iran Participation Front said in a statement.

"These results were tantamount to a big 'no' to the government's authoritarian and inefficient methods," it said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2733939

[CJCRANE]

1. Hmmm, seems familiar:

"These results were tantamount to a big 'no' to the government's authoritarian and inefficient methods," it said.

[Pab Sungenis]

2. This needs to be waved in the face of the new Congress

before ** decides to go bombing Iran. The PEOPLE there are taking care of the regime change quite nicely, thank you, so leave them alone.

Or maybe Chucklenuts will see too much of his own situation reflected in the Iranian people's rejection of their President at the polls.

[agincourt]

3. Seems we get a little sanity in our elections here,

the rest of the world follows.