{"id":179,"date":"2005-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/iran-resistance\/179-protest-against-irans-sham-election"},"modified":"2023-01-12T11:02:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T10:02:19","slug":"protest-against-irans-sham-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/protest-against-irans-sham-election\/","title":{"rendered":"PROTEST AGAINST IRAN&#8217;S &#8216;SHAM&#8217; ELECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-27332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2005\/06\/elections-24-june-61.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"113\" style=\"float: right;\"  alt=\"Image\" title=\"Image\" border=\"0\" \/>By Chris Moncrieff, PA<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran held a rally outside Downing Street today to protest against the &quot;sham&quot; presidential elections in Iran.   A letter was delivered to No 10 calling on the British Government to adopt a firm policy towards the mullahs&#8217; &quot;dictatorship&quot; and to abandon a policy of appeasement towards the ruling clique in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew McKinlay, Labour MP for Thurrock, who took part in the rally, said:<br \/>&quot;The sooner we give our support to the Iranian resistance, the better it is for justice and also it is in the best interest of the United Kingdom.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Council said: &quot;These are sham elections, in which during the first round less than 10% of the population took part. The Iranian people boycotted this election in huge numbers.&quot;<br \/>end <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chris Moncrieff, PA Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran held a rally outside Downing Street today to protest against the &#8220;sham&#8221; presidential elections in Iran. 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