It is the view of some critics of Ahmadinejad and his Populist agenda that he is attempting to have the position of President gain as much power as possible at the expense of the power of the theocratic branches of the Iranian government.
This is kind of parallel with how many here see Bush is it not? The difference is that Ahmadinjad's goals are indeed more democratic that the Bush administration's in that affect.
So in a way it seems that we really should hope that Ahmadinejad succeeds.
This is why I shake my head at all the knee-jerk finger pointing at the person as "that nut-job" and so on.
Most Iranian people I think could give 2 sh*ts about their religious establishment.. and Ahmadinejad does have a fine balancing act to coordinate.
These elections being held at the moment are for a number of cleric positions and for the Supreme Leader (higher than Prez). These elections are a hotter issue than the United States' elections IMO.
So wehn you see articles in the future spinning phrases like :
"Iran's Hardliners Seek to Grab More Power"
stop to think about it.
In Iran.. the hard-line Reformists are the ones who want the Religious people to have LESS power... not more.
Don't believe the hype.
Edited, Dec 14th 2006 11:27am by Kelvyquayo