Frank Gallagher's List: Karrubi

• Dr. Sadeq Ziba Kalam, a professor of Political Sciences at Tehran University and a prominent political analyst said though the IIPP and the Second Khordadi would prefer a younger, more dynamic and progressive personality closer to theirs and Mr. Khatami's ideals and political views, yet they realised that under present circumstances and conditions, Mr. Karrubi is the only one who can also be accepted to the conservatives.

   

• "The appointment of Ms Jelodarzadeh, a textile engineer by profession, who secured 150 votes out of a total of 252 and became the first woman elected to a Majles presiding Board can pave the way for more active participation of women in parliament, particularly as a lever for the approval of more laws that could further raise their status", the official news agency IRNA commented.

   

• He had been arrested several times and spent over four years in prison before the victory of the Islamic revolution of 1979.

   

• Elected MP in the first, second and third Majles to which he became Speaker, Hojatoleslam Karrubi founded and directed the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in Tehran in 1979 and was appointed as Chairman of the Martyrs Foundation from 1980-1993

   

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• Among the guiding rules of the trend is participation and involvement in the political game, which is why Karroubi voiced his criticism to Asharq Al-Awsat regarding the reformists who had decided to boycott the elections and of the large number of candidates who nominated themselves in the elections, all of which has led to the dispersion and loss of votes for the reformists.
• With the exception of Israel, we believe that Iran should have good relations with all the countries – even the United States.
• There were problems in the electoral law that has been amended – but we still face problems with the Assembly of Experts. There is a misunderstanding between us over the interpretation of the constitution. The Assembly of Experts monitored the elections. We concede that the Assembly of Experts should ‘monitor’ the elections so as to ensure transparency, however it upholds that it ‘has the authority’ to prevent the nomination of some of the candidates, which is the point of contention. Furthermore, some parties within the reformist movement have fanned the flames of this conflict higher, which has caused us a great deal of harm. We could have been able to convince the Assembly of Experts with our view were it not for these interferences, which have unfortunately prevented that from happening.

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