If Mr Moin does now run, he may, in fact, become a less attractive candidate.What has changed since last year's polls, when Mr Khamenei conspicuously failed to have those mass disqualifications reversed, even though Mr Khatami begged him to do so?
Behzad Nabavi, a veteran reformist politician, suggested separately that the conservatives had been guaranteed victory in 190 seats.The disqualifications especially hit the socialist-leaning Mojahedin Organisation and Mosharekat (Participation Front; PF).
He condemned the disqualifications but asked the deputies to suspend their sit-in while secret talks continue.
In distant Kurdistan, where ethnic nationalism wears reformist colours, the figure was 59%.Since rumours of mass disqualifications had circulated long before they were made public, the barred parliamentarians had prepared their response.
Many Jewish disqualifications also apply under Muslim halal law, so the unkosher meat is forbidden for sale to Arabs, too.
In the short run, that would probably result either in a huge number of disqualifications (if athletes thought the authorities were bluffing) or a sudden drop off in performance (if they did not, and thus stopped taking the tablets).How fans and sponsors would react to either of these is unpredictable.
Europeans and Americans insist that Iran become more responsive to its people, and the conservatives are reluctant democrats.That much was underscored by the mass disqualifications.
It later turned out that he had borrowed somebody else's medals to make the gesture.On reflection, neither of these traits seem disqualifications: politics has always been a game for self-promoters, and Americans seem to like electing toffs.
Since so many electoral malpractices have again been reported, a second round of disqualifications is now likely.
It is no reason not to try to improve British politicians' standing and polling by YouGov suggests how.Asked to choose from a list of possible disqualifications for political office, few Britons picked closet homosexuality, extramarital affairs or, for that matter, posing naked for a magazine.
According to Mohsen Kadivar, a reformist, the supreme leader shows his red cards only to one team.The scope of the recent disqualifications is a sign of reviving self-confidence among the conservatives.
