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"Death to Potatoes" chanted in Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hands out potatoes to poor to buy presidential votes. The stakes in Iran's presidential election could scarcely be higher, but it is the lowly potato that has been grabbing attention.The Government is handing out 400,000 tonnes of free spuds in rural towns. It says that it is merely distributing the surplus from a bumper crop, but Mr Ahmadinejad's opponents accuse it of bribing the poor. "Death to potatoes," they chant at rallies. Mr Ahmadinejad is expected to win. He has pointedly visited and distributed largesse in every one of Iran's 28 provinces and is still the darling of the devout and rural poor. YJCMTSU
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-05-30 |
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