Ahmadinejad’s false majority

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In response to allegations of voting fraud, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remarked on Monday, “There is 11 million votes difference, how one can rig 11 million votes?” Answer: Quite easily in the Islamic “Republic” of Iran.

The interaction between the elected and unelected portions of Iran’s government is dizzying. There is some voting to be sure, but this is hardly sufficient for any kind of “popular mandate.”

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