ASSESSMENTS
Iran's Domestic Struggle Continues After Parliamentary Elections
Mar 6, 2012 | 13:32 GMT
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Summary
Iran held its parliamentary elections March 2. Neither of the dominant conservative camps — the populists, led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the pro-clerical elites, led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — secured a clear victory, but Ahmadinejad's political ambitions did suffer. Moreover, the structural advantages of the office of the supreme leader will likely help Khamenei as he tries to decisively strike against Ahmadinejad.
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