{"id":213553,"date":"2020-02-16T09:29:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T09:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=213553"},"modified":"2023-01-22T10:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T09:35:35","slug":"khameneis-purge-of-the-rival-faction-amid-fear-of-nationwide-boycott-of-election-masquerade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-resistance\/khameneis-purge-of-the-rival-faction-amid-fear-of-nationwide-boycott-of-election-masquerade\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei\u2019s Purge of the Rival Faction Amid Fear of Nationwide Boycott of Election Masquerade"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213554\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213554\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Khamenei\u2019s-Purge-of-the-Rival-Faction-Amid-Fear-of-Nationwide-Boycott-of-Election-Masquerade\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Khamenei\u2019s-Purge-of-the-Rival-Faction-Amid-Fear-of-Nationwide-Boycott-of-Election-Masquerade.jpg\" alt=\"The Iranian regime's supreme leader Ali Khamenei (right) has purged the candidates of the rival faction close to the regime's president Hassan Rouhani (left) as the date of the sham parliamentary elections draws closer\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Khamenei\u2019s-Purge-of-the-Rival-Faction-Amid-Fear-of-Nationwide-Boycott-of-Election-Masquerade.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Khamenei\u2019s-Purge-of-the-Rival-Faction-Amid-Fear-of-Nationwide-Boycott-of-Election-Masquerade-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Khamenei\u2019s-Purge-of-the-Rival-Faction-Amid-Fear-of-Nationwide-Boycott-of-Election-Masquerade-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Khamenei\u2019s-Purge-of-the-Rival-Faction-Amid-Fear-of-Nationwide-Boycott-of-Election-Masquerade-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Iranian regime&#8217;s supreme leader Ali Khamenei (right) has purged the candidates of the rival faction close to the regime&#8217;s president Hassan Rouhani (left) as the date of the sham parliamentary elections draws closer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><u><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"NCRI-50\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCRI-50.jpg\" \/>Iran: Sham Election \u2013 No. 3<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Iranian regime\u2019s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, poised to establish a unipolar regime, through an unprecedented purge of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/27373-terrified-of-the-sham-parliamentary-election-boycott-rouhani-desperately-pleads-don-t-stay-away-from-the-polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rival faction\u2019s\u00a0<\/a>parliament candidates, is, at the same time, terrified of the nationwide boycott of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/223-iran-election\/27376-iran-regime-s-parliamentary-elections-a-serious-turning-point-for-the-regime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">election masquerade.<\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, he assigned Friday prayer leaders to attack his rivals and encourage the people to cast their votes. This is while many regime observers and officials have expressed grave concern over the extremely low turnout.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Election masquerade by religious fascism is usurping people\u2019s sovereignty and betraying the Iranian nation <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eg9rGTZfpz\">pic.twitter.com\/Eg9rGTZfpz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1228776852698943488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ahmad\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/23587-confession-of-the-iran-regime-to-export-of-terrorism-and-extremism-to-the-middle-east-and-africa?highlight=WyJhbGFtIiwib2wtaG9kYSIsImFsYW0gb2wtaG9kYSJd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alam ol-Hoda<\/a>, Khamenei\u2019s representative in Khorassan, speaking at Mashhad\u2019s Friday prayer congregation, voiced alarm at the regime\u2019s future. \u201cYou must stand by the gate of the Majlis (Parliament) and prevent some (deputies) from walking in. Those who diverge from the leader, even slightly, those who do not fully accept the leader, his absolute rule, and deviate from the leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-fundamentalism\/14056-senior-iranian-cleric-syria-and-lebanon-is-our-front-line?highlight=WyJrYXplbSIsImthemVtJ3MiLCJrYXplbSciLCIna2F6ZW0iLCJzZWRpcWkiLCJrYXplbSBzZWRpcWkiXQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kazem Sediqi<\/a>, the Friday prayer of Tehran, said that in his will, Khomeini had appealed \u201cto the people to go to the ballot box. Khamenei has requested that you vote. We want a parliament on par with (Qassem) Soleimani. Deputies who could be trusted. Not sign such [terrible] agreements with foreigners. You should not vote for ministers with criminal records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On February 11, the state television broadcast Khomeini\u2019s remarks about the Guardian Council in which he had said, \u201cWhoever says the Guardian Council\u2019s decision is wrong, he would be corrupt. Such a person is corrupt and must be prosecuted as someone who has corrupted the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Friday prayer leader of Sari, northern Iran said Khamenei has insisted, \u201cWe want full participation, not just a majority, so that the security of the system and the country would improve.\u201d The Friday prayer leader of Orumiyeh, northwest Iran, said, \u201cElection is the religious and nationalist duty and can ensure the nation\u2019s prowess.\u201d And the Friday prayer leader of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, added, \u201cWidespread propaganda is being disseminated by the arrogant powers to influence the election in a bid to dissuade our people from participating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other Friday prayer leaders described the election as \u201ca divine test,\u201d \u201cprayers,\u201d and \u201cmore compulsory than prayer and fasting.\u201d They said non-participation would constitute \u201csiding with the enemy and treachery,\u201d and that \u201cif participation were to pass 55 percent, it would have a major impact in increasing national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/maryam-rajavi\/14237-maryam-rajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the President-elect of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/our-resistance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/a>, underscored that the Iranian people had cast their real vote with their chants of death to Khamenei during the November 2019 and January 2020 uprisings. She added that boycotting the election was a patriotic duty and a bond with the galaxy of martyrs, especially the 1,500 martyrs of the November 2019 uprising. By chanting \u201cdeath to the principle of the velayat-e faqih (absolute clerical rule,\u201d \u201cdeath to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the Leader,\u201d the Iranian people made it clear that they seek a future without the Shah or the mullahs, and based on democracy and a republic by the people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The more than 1,500 martyrs of the November uprising, the injured and the detainees, the tortured, and the 120,000 people who sacrificed their lives for freedom before them, all champion the same message, and that is:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a 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