{"id":212027,"date":"2020-02-05T21:54:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T21:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=212027"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T13:16:42","slug":"khamenei-poised-to-purge-rival-faction-s-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/president-elect\/khamenei-poised-to-purge-rival-faction-s-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei Poised to Purge Rival Faction\u2019s Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Maryam Rajavi: Boycotting mullahs\u2019 illegitimate election is a patriotic duty and the nation\u2019s pledge to martyrs of the uprising\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Maryam_Rajavi-_Boycotting_mullahs_illegitimate_election_is_a_patriotic_duty_and__the_nations_pledge_to_martyrs_of_the_uprising.jpg\" alt=\"Khamenei Poised to Purge Rival Faction\u2019s Candidates\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Maryam Rajavi: Boycotting mullahs\u2019 illegitimate election is a patriotic duty and the nation\u2019s pledge to martyrs of the uprising<\/strong><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Written by Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on\u00a005 February 2020.<\/p>\n<h2><em><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"NCRI-50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCRI-50.png\" width=\"75\" height=\"69\" \/>MARYAM RAJAVI<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3><em>REGIME\u2019S INTENSIFYING FACTIONAL FEUDING, DEEPENS INTERNAL SCHISM<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em>BOYCOTT OF ILLEGITIMATE ELECTION IS A PATRIOTIC DUTY<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The Iranian regime\u2019s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, grappling with the nightmare of his overthrow subsequent to the recent\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019\" rel=\"noopener\">November\u00a0<\/a>and<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27209-anti-regime-protests-in-several-iranian-cities\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0January uprisings<\/a>, and reeling from irreparable blow he suffered with the elimination of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/27175-who-was-the-vicious-criminal-qassem-soleimani\" rel=\"noopener\">Qassem Soleimani<\/a>, is poised to institute a unipolar regime.<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei wants to consolidate his authority with the formation of a one-faction Parliament to forestall his regime\u2019s inevitable overthrow.<\/p>\n<p>After completing an unprecedented purge of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/223-iran-election\/27260-parliamentary-election-great-concern-of-iran-s-regime-as-iran-protests-rage-on\" rel=\"noopener\">parliamentary\u00a0<\/a>candidates, Khamenei warned those \u201cwho were elected through elections, but undercut elections,\u201d and scolded his rival faction, \u201cHow is it that when an election is in your favor, it is correct and definitive, but when not in your favor, it is defective?\u201d Addressing his president,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/27313-iran-regime-s-deadlock-over-elections-and-fatf\" rel=\"noopener\">Hassan Rouhani<\/a>, who on January 27 had described the election as appointments because of the purge of his faction\u2019s candidates, Khamenei said, \u201cWhen you falsely claim this election has been engineered or is not an election, you discourage the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime\u2019s Deadlock Over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranElections<\/a> and FATF  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JZm6mzC5AR\">https:\/\/t.co\/JZm6mzC5AR<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1222973474794242048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Khamenei added, \u201cThe Guardian Council has a standing in the Constitution and is a trustworthy institution. How can one so easily accuse this institution as being biased toward some people?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khamenei revealed his dread of public apathy and rejection of the election farce and said, \u201cSomeone may not like me, but if that person likes Iran, he\/she must cast a vote. Thus, anyone who likes Iran and the country\u2019s security, wants to see the problems resolved and wants to see the correct turnover of the elite, should participate in the election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to state-run media, the Guardian Council has disqualified 90 of the sitting members of the parliament, some of whom have served three terms. Candidates in 170 districts are from Khamenei\u2019s faction and the main candidates of the rival faction in other districts have been eliminated, such that ultimately 260 seats will go to the faction most aligned with Khamenei and 30 to the so-called moderate factions.<\/p>\n<p>The rival faction is warning about widespread boycott of the election and the regime\u2019s \u201cimplosion,\u201d describing the Guardian Council\u2019s purges as \u201ca looming danger to the foundation of the Islamic Republic.\u201d It has appealed to Khamenei to allow it to compete in the election in order to increase voter participation.<\/p>\n<p>On January 15, Rouhani said, \u201cDo not disturb the people, don\u2019t tell the people that for every parliamentary seat there are 17, 170 or 1,700 candidates. From how many factions? One? This cannot be an election. One cannot run the country with one faction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rouhani\u2019s spokesman, Ali Rabiei said on February 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, \u201cAn indication of resistance to conduct that will implode Iran (regime) is the presence of us all at the ballot box. All of us must be present, whether critics or those who are worried.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The regime is planning wholesale fraud and rigging. Mostafa Mirsalim, affiliated with Khamenei\u2019s faction, has already foretold the participation of \u201cat least 70 percent\u201d of eligible voters. Contradicting the rival faction, on January 27, Rouhani referred to systematic rigging in the election. \u201cIn any case, we could not make the election electronic\u2026 What is this, someone writes on a ballot, then drops it in a box, someone reads it, another person marks a ledger, it is not known what is read and what is marked. Then after we have recorded all [the ballots], at the very end, when they want to compile all the votes, what kind of funny business will take place\u2026 Many elections run into problems during compilation of the ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mrs.\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>, described the aggravating crisis and schism at the top of the regime over the election charade a manifest reflection of another deadly impasse the regime is facing. She said, the complete purge of the rival faction\u2019s candidates is a clear sign of the ruling religious fascism\u2019s inevitable retrenchment in the face of the surging uprisings and the crisis of overthrow.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" rel=\"noopener\">Mrs. Rajavi<\/a>\u00a0emphasized that the Iranian people have cast their true vote in the November 2019 and January 2020 uprisings with chants of \u201cdeath to the principle of the velayat-e faqih, and death to Khamenei.\u201d They will boycott the mullahs\u2019 illegitimate election more than before. Boycotting this farce is a patriotic duty and the Iranian nation\u2019s pledge to the martyrs of the Iranian people, especially the 1,500 martyrs of the November uprising. It also reflects the demands of the January 2020 uprising of the people and students for the overthrow of the illegitimate ruling theocracy in its entirety. The people and students chanted \u201cdeath to Khamenei, death to the dictator, death to the principle of the velayat-e faqih, death to the oppressor, be it the shah or the leader,\u201d demonstrating that they want a future devoid of shah and the mullahs, and one based on democracy and people\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boycotting mullahs\u2019 illegitimate election is a patriotic duty &amp; the nation\u2019s pledge to martyrs of the uprising. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranShamElections<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wK36fFOClX\">https:\/\/t.co\/wK36fFOClX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oe5DPE0572\">pic.twitter.com\/Oe5DPE0572<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1225160037502521346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretariat of\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ncr-iran.org\/en\/alternative\" rel=\"noopener\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryam Rajavi: Boycotting mullahs&rsquo; illegitimate election is a patriotic duty and the nation&rsquo;s pledge to martyrs of the uprising Written by Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran 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