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NCRI –\u00a0On the brink of Iran\u2019s presidential election, senior officials are making significant remarks regarding the regime\u2019s dire economic conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people are witnessing how the economic conditions are not fixed. Unemployment has increased significantly amongst educated youths and the economic recession has worsened. People are wary and they will most definitely not vote for the status quo to continue,\u201d MP Naqavi Hosseini said in remarks aimed at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the pledges Rouhani made was to provide such welfare and success for people that they no longer seek subsidies. Four years later, when people look at his slogans and evaluate how much has truly been accomplished, they see Iran\u2019s economy, 100 days after this president came to power, remains a mess; unemployment has especially skyrocketed amongst the youth; and the economic recession has deepened,\u201d he said, also referring to how Rouhani\u2019s victory four years ago was due to only 250,000 votes more than his rival.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are fed up with Rouhani\u2019s government\u2026 People see that their demands have not been met under this government,\u201d said Ranjbarzadeh, a member of Iranian Parliament Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen this government started its work, there were criticisms, and they would say the government is still weak. When we raise criticisms these days, they say don\u2019t say anything,\u201d said Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi, chair of the parliament\u2019s Higher Education Commission. \u201cWe were not supposed to create jobs for foreign companies\u2026 today, however, we are even importing pencil sharpeners and gravestones from China.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one should have any hope at all in Rouhani and his government to resolve the unemployment issue,\u201d he recently said in his Telegram social media channel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are suffering from a deadly spread of recession. Those in charge have been able to create jobs for foreigners abroad. 28 billion tomans ($8mn) in companies\u2019 revenue was taken by government companies,\u201d said MP Hamid Reza Haji Babaie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe continuation of such bad economic conditions is not good for society. We are on the verge of a cliff. Major action is needed and there is no time to check or test anything. The government must answer as to why the $5 billion they were supposed to unfreeze after the Lausanne is now frozen in Oman\u2026 70% of the people\u2019s demands,\u201d Iran\u2019s former oil minister said.
(State-run Fars news agency \u2013 March 29)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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