{"id":240932,"date":"2021-06-04T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T20:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=240932"},"modified":"2023-02-01T04:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T03:53:10","slug":"iran-election-2021-internal-feuds-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-election-2021-internal-feuds-intensifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Election 2021: Internal Feuds Intensifies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"election2021\" class=\"size-full wp-image-240937 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/election2021.jpg\" alt=\"election2021\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/election2021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/election2021-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/election2021-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/election2021-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/election2021-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran\u2019s Guardian Council disqualified many of the so-called <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/elections-candidates-biography\/\" rel=\"noopener\">candidates<\/a> of the regime\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/2021-iran-presidential-election-iran-regime-sham-election-ncr-iran\/\" rel=\"noopener\">sham presidential<\/a> election last week at the behest of the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The massive purge of the candidates was part of the regime\u2019s intention to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-election-2021-regimes-contraction-policy-makes-it-more-vulnerable\/\" rel=\"noopener\">consolidate<\/a> power. All signs indicate Khamenei intends to pull <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-presidential-election-2021-ebrahim-raisi-chief-regime-henchman-vies-for-iranian-presidency\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> out of the ballot box.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPeople shouldn\u2019t feel that someone else decides for them or elects someone on their behalf. This is a dangerous feeling,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-election\/iran-election-2021-state-media-warn-about-major-protests-amid-infightings\/\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> the state-run Setar-e Sobh daily on Monday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many believe that Khamenei\u2019s intention to consolidate power will negatively affect his regime and expand the rift at the top, leading to major protests.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So why Khamenei took such a decision?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe most important concern of the upcoming government is to prevent the emergence and happening of something very horrendous,\u201d wrote the state-run Arman daily on Sunday, referring to Khamenei\u2019s\u00a0policy of consolidating power.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khamenei faces a restive society. Three major <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-protests-2019-update\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran protests<\/a> in 2018, 2019, and 2020, particularly in November 2019, rattled the regime\u2019s foundation. The nightmare of the November uprising still haunts the regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All major Iran protests initially started due to economic crises. However, the regime has not resolved any of those crises. On the contrary, the regime\u2019s corruption and malign policies have increased the economic crises, adding to the society\u2019s restiveness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe economic crises have made people violent. This government may stay in power until July, but the effects of this violence last for years. Officials should answer people\u2019s demands so they could live in comfort. If not, there will be social harms,\u201d wrote the state-run Donya-e\u00a0Eghtesad\u00a0daily on Thursday in this regard.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While all the eliminated candidates were regime top officials involved in 40 years of crime since Khamenei could not accept the slightest opposition to his policies purged them all.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Khamenei chooses to consolidate power since he knows that the games of \u201cmoderation\u201d and \u201creformism\u201d will no longer work. During their major uprisings, Iranians chanted, \u201creformists, hardliner, the game is over.\u201d Moreover, the campaign to boycott the regime\u2019s sham presidential election, led by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" rel=\"noopener\">People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units,<\/a> has intensified.\u00a0 During May, over 310 areas in Iran\u2019s provinces witnessed activities calling for a boycott of the regime\u2019s sham presidential elections by the MEK\u2019s Resistance Units.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">People from all walks of life hold daily protests chanting, \u201cwe have heard too many lies; we will not vote anymore.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" class=\"wp-image-219239 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-1\" width=\"250\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, Khamenei needs to unify his regime against what Arman described as \u201chorrendous.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThis horrendous issue that [Khamenei and his ilk] believe is coming will show itself in the future. They think that if they cannot prevent this terrible thing from happening, the [regime] will face serious\u00a0challenges. This situation can be a kind of depiction of society, rivals, social actors, people, and historical conditions,\u201d Arman daily wrote.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But the Khamenei\u2019s decision to select Raisi will have severe consequences for the regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since Raisi is sanctioned for human rights violations and has played an important role in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, the regime will experience more international isolation. Moreover, appointing a mass murderer as president ends the myth of moderation.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When Raisi comes to power, there will be more executions and oppression, which will add to the society\u2019s explosiveness and the public\u2019s hatred toward the regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thus, it is safe to say that Khamenei is in a deadlock, and no matter what he does, his regime will not last long.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe system should seriously warn and intimidate those violating people\u2019s rights. If the situation becomes radicalized, it will damage the election. Days before the election, intimidation [by Khamenei\u2019s faction] will have the opposite result,\u201d Amran daily wrote, warning Khamenei and other officials.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s Guardian Council disqualified many of the so-called candidates of the regime&rsquo;s sham presidential election last week at the behest of the regime&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. 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