try; they are both using the tactic of promising a better economic future to a country that has vast natural resources but has mismanaged them through years of corruption. Until the people of Iran act on a united front they will continue to be both politically and economically cheated. The only good that can come out of this election is that Ahmadinejad will get in, bring in increasingly hardline policies and force everyone to wake up and smell the coffee.
Leila, London, UK
Eight years ago Mr Khatami promised reform and then spent four years saying ‘I would if only I could’! He stood again for another term going on TV shedding tears and complaining that despite having encouraged many people to speak out and seeing them end up in jail without giving them any support, he would really try to implement the reforms next time. So people flocked to the polls once again to choose him. Now, with the reformers disgraced and the Islamic regime completely discredited, they have pulled another trick out of the hat. Mr Rafsanjani, who is already the selected ‘president’ would have been hard to sell to the public due to his dismal record, so they have introduced a bogeyman (Ahmadinejad) in order to make Rafsanjani look more palatable. As always, the people of Iran will fall for the trick. Never mind vote rigging – the whole process is one big fraud!
Fariba Davari, UK
Why should I care who will be the next president of Iran when women can not legally decide where to live, whom to marry or what to study when they do not have the right to get divorce, all based on our so-called constitution law? The best of our presidents promised to act according to such law and we praised him for saying so. Mullahs do not like my wisdom, my opinion, sometimes they even don’t care about my existence. Why should I care for such regime?
Faranak Hariri, Tehran, Iran
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