Iran

[Shahab3]

So langsam werden die Krallen ausgefahren...

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Karroubi says 'rival' campaign on steroid

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:19:50 GMT
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"The opposite side enjoys a wide range of presidential privileges in the race, while we are empty handed," said Karroubi. "This is likely to pose some problems, but it does not matter. We will rise to the occasion."
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Ahmadinejad warns rivals against 'insolence'

Wed, 27 May 2009 18:08:07 GMT
...Ahmadinejad warns that his election rivals are "crossing the line into insolence".
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"The baseless claims that some of the candidates make against the government are an insult to the people's intelligence," said Ahmadinejad.

He warned that he is running out of patience and is considering to take necessary action against their accusations. "If the insults to the nation continue, the government will reconsider its approach," he said.
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Der konservative Kandidat Rezaei sagt, dass er die Beziehungen zur EU und den USA verbessern möchte. Dass dies ein anderes außenpolitisches Auftreten erfordern, sagt er im Grunde selbst:

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Rezaei vows 'fundamental change' in foreign policy

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:35:31 GMT
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"European countries and the US have backtracked on some of their policies," said Rezaei on Wednesday. "Iran should take that into serious consideration and make the necessary changes in its approach."
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Derweil spaltet sich offenbar gerade das Lager der Reformer:

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Moussavi, Karroubi expected in 'run-off'
Wed, 27 May 2009 17:27:09 GMT
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While only last month Karroubi received a mere 9 percent of the votes in the country, the poll shows that his vote has jumped to 20 percent on May 22.

This is while Mir-Hossein Moussavi, who received 21 percent of the votes in last month's polls, on May 22 had some 27 percent of the votes.
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