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| Iran: Members of Parliament Try To Impeach Ahmadinejad |
| 2007-01-09 |
| Tehran, 9 Jan. (AKI) - Iranian reformist lawmakers have started collecting signatures in Parliament to demand the impeachment of the country's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So far, 38 signatures have been collected out of the 72 required to formally summon Ahmadinejad and request his impeachment. Noureddin Pirmouzen, a deputy with the reformist minority, says it is nonetheless "positive to "Many actions of the current government and of president Ahmadinejad have led the country to an extremely worrying political and economic situation," Pirmouzen told the Iranian news website Aftab. Referring to a resolution of the UN Security Council unanimously approved on 23 December which imposes sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear programme, the MP said "it is the last straw which has made Iranians loose their patience." The international community fears Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons and has repeatedly asked the government to halt sensitive nuclear work - a demand ignored by Tehran which claims its programme is solely for civilian use. "Parliament cannot sit still in front of the current situation and watch as the economy worsens because of the government's Issa Saharkhiz, editor and political analyst, told Adnkronos International (AKI) that "Ahmadinejad's golden era is over." "I don't think Ahmadinejad will leave the presidency before his mandate expires but I am also convinced he will not succeed in winning a second term," added Saharkhiz. "Many factions and personalities who supported Ahmadinejad's candidature at the 2005 presidential elections have already abandoned him and don't spare criticism, even harsh and direct, of the president and his government." Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president after an overwhelming victory in June 2005 but his then contender, Ali-Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, and moderate conservative rivals of the president did far better than Ahmadinejad's allies in December polls to elect local councils and the powerful watchdog, the Assembly of Experts. Looks like the post-Khamenei sub-carpet wrestling is in full swing. And more than a bit of the Persian version of taqqiyah, too. |
| Posted by:mrp |
| #4 GFL on that one, guys. Y'all's wills made out? :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-09 22:31 |
| #3 Hellfire, folks. If ya kick the king, ya better kill him, so to speak. If they do not get enough signatures to impeach AND convict Dinnerjacket, they have only succeeded in making a hanging list for said Dinnerjacket. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-01-09 21:41 |
| #2 Good luck with this idea. I would strongly suggest that all of youse guys refrain from taking any aeroplane rides......... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-01-09 14:20 |
| #1 How do you impeach a guy who thinks he is a 1,300 year old holy man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances? You can' impeach a Saint! Who are they kidding... LOL |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-01-09 14:05 |