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In a recent interview with Stuttgarter Nachrichten<\/a>, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, called on the West to adopt a tougher stance against the Iranian regime. According to the German Daily, amidst a severe economic crisis, mass protests, and escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Iranian regime is organizing a sham presidential election on Friday. The ultra-conservative Guardian Council has approved only six candidates, including just one self-proclaimed \u201creformist,\u201d which Mrs. Rajavi describes as a “sham election.”<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi begins by emphasizing the inherent contradiction of elections in a theocracy where the Supreme Leader holds absolute power. She criticizes the regime’s selection of presidential candidates, noting that the death of former president Ebrahim Raisi was a significant strategic blow to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “Khamenei had invested years in Raisi to secure his succession and the survival of the regime,” she said. The six candidates, five of whom are members or commanders of the Revolutionary Guards and one who was part of the 1988 death committee responsible for the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, signal a future of increased repression, warmongering, terrorism, and nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n Mrs. Rajavi asserts that the regime has never been as unstable as it is today, resorting to increasing brutality to cover its inherent weaknesses. “The regime’s social and economic potential is nearly zero, and it lacks public support,” she said. She highlighted the ongoing nationwide uprisings since 2017, rejecting both “hardliners” and “reformists,” and developing into an explosive society with widespread organized resistance.<\/p>\n The death of Ebrahim Raisi, the clerical regime\u2019s President represents a monumental and irreparable strategic blow to the mullahs\u2019 Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the entire regime, notorious for its executions and massacres. It will trigger a series of repercussions and crises\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/2XW5a5NQoI<\/a><\/p>\n — Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n