Resounding Reformist Wins In Iran Secures Obama's Landmark Nuclear Deal Legacy

[babylonsister]

Resounding Reformist Wins In Iran Secures Obama's Landmark Nuclear Deal Legacy
By Patience John
Sunday Feb 28, 2016 · 4:41 PM EST

60% of Iranians participated in the elections last week, a higher percentage than the voting American public since our 1968 election.


So official time out from the primaries, our currently sitting Democratic President Obama just got a legacy point and no one is noticing.

In a turn out that would make our voting public blush, at least those who can vote, Iran recently held a national election that was a referendum about the nuclear deal and opening more dialogue with the West.

The Reformist took every single seat in Tehran. All 30, the leading conservative is 31st with 90% of the votes in. The country-side surprised everyone and went conservative/moderate-conservative over ultra-conservative!

Allies of Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani have won a landslide victory in Tehran, in the first parliamentary vote since Iran signed a nuclear deal with world powers.

With 90% of the votes counted, the pro-Rouhani List of Hope is set to take all 30 parliamentary seats in the capital.

The leading conservative candidate Gholamali Haddad-Adel is in 31st place.

Millions voted on Friday to elect the 290-seat parliament as well as members of the Assembly of Experts.

The 88-member assembly appoints Iran's Supreme Leader and might end up choosing a successor to Ayatollah Khamenei, who is 76 and has suffered ill-health.

Early results gave former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a moderate conservative, and Mr Rouhani the most votes for the assembly, which is composed of mostly elder and senior clerics.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R ......for visibility..

Really important developments here. It would be ironic if this news could give a boost to the Dems, considering how Iran helped screw our country and elect Reagan.

[karynnj]

3. what would be ironic is that the benificiary if this would be Clinton, who was skeptical

That anything could be worked out. This is ultimate proof that Obama was right in 2008 that talking to Iran would be a good thing.

Yes, I know that HRC worked to get the sanctions passed, but though part of what moved Iran, they were something that were supported by people not interested or even against a deal as well as those in favor.

I do not think this will help in the election because I don't think it will shift anyone's position on the value of that deal. However, this news is incredibly important for what it portents. It suggests that Iran could get at least moderate reforms making life better there. It might also mean that like the Vienna agreement that started the process to the necessary, but fragile and shaky, cessation of hostilities in Syria.

Even if neither of those things happen, it is great news and does protect the nuclear deal from that side. From our side, it is really protected because what remains is the incredibly detailed monitoring. Obama, Kerry, and Moniz were probably the essential people who were all needed to get to where we are. It is not clear another President would have used the huge amount of political capital for something with little or no political pay off. I do not think another SoS would have has the perseverance to commit that amount of time, effort, and incredible diplomatic skill even in the face of being called delusional. In Moniz, you had the right person, with the knowledge in nuclear physics and the charm and personality to work with the team.

The key thing is they avoided a very likely war.

[Kip Humphrey]

2. THIS is what happens when you talk with your enemies. Thanks Obama!

edited: Great thanks to John Kerry too!