In a blatant display of political manipulation, authorities disqualified key rivals of President Ebrahim Raisi in his electoral district, reducing the election to a mere one-person spectacle. This act of political theater has reached such extremities that even the regime’s own agents are openly mocking the process.
On January 27, the state-run Etemad newspaper criticized the regime’s anti-corruption campaign as a façade aimed at silencing opposition rather than genuinely combating corruption.
The electoral period has devolved into a circus of accusations, with rivals exposing each other’s embezzlement, corruption, and plunder on a daily basis. The state-run Sharq newspaper lamented on January 24 about the selective nature of this supposed fight against corruption, highlighting the absence of genuine electoral choice and accountability.
These carpets vanished between 2013 and 2016, a theft detailed in a report by the state-run Arman newspaper, which uncovers the murky depths of electoral corruption.
The report, citing a witness responsible for the Hafeziyeh building where the carpets were stored, notes that the carpets were removed under dubious circumstances, implicating high-ranking officials from both the Rouhani and Ahmadinejad administrations.
The Rouhani administration’s response to the carpet scandal is a spectacle of denial and blame-shifting, accusing previous governments while simultaneously being accused of overseeing the 3.5-billion-dollar Debsh Tea corruption case. These incidents underscore the rampant corruption plaguing the regime, with power struggles among factions bringing to light hundreds of cases of corruption and theft.
As the scheduled election draws near, it becomes evident that what is meant to be a democratic process is nothing but a sham, marred by corruption, scandal, and the suppression of genuine political rivalry. The unfolding events, from the disqualification of electoral candidates to the sensational theft of national treasures, reveal the depth of corruption that has engulfed the entire regime, making the upcoming parliamentary elections nothing short of a mockery of democracy.
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