Crazy Mahmoud has figured out a nifty way to stay in power - block rivals from running for office. This report from Al Jazeera says most of the 2,000 disqualified candidates were seeking democratic changes within the government led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Al Jazeera report gives this tidbit that tells you what is going on:
Speaking to Al Jazeera in Tehran, Saeed Shariati, a spokesman for the reformist Participation party, said one of the main concerns was a move towards a closed administration with power centralised in one person.
