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Wednesday 24 December 2014 - 15:18
Story Code : 35473

Farewell to Ahmadinejad

A vivid reminder of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a lame duck President this morning.
Ahmadinejad still has five weeks before Hassan Rouhani takes over as head of Government, but despite warnings that he could cause mischief he almost completely disappeared from this months Presidential election and has scarcely bothered the headlines. While as President, he still updates his official website, president.ir, President-elect Rouhani has eclipsed him even in cyberspace, creating his own president92.ir website.

The pro-Ahmadinejad IRNA tries its best to revive the President with a lead story thathe has flown to Zanjan Provinceto inaugurate several projects, featuring Ahmadinejad smiling and waving as he enters the plane.

No one else follows, however Fars, linked to the Revolutionary Guards, sees no reason to mention the trip. Nor do Khabar Online, the outlet of Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, or Mehr News.

Indeed, Mehr prefers a jab at Ahmadinejad. Itfeatures a letterfrom leading MP Ahmad Tavakoli a long-time critic of the Government to Larijani, alleging that the President has manipulated the currency market so billions in Government debt disappeared.

UPDATE: Fars News in Persianhas just noticedAhmadinejads trip to Zanjan, with a very short article reporting that the outgoing President has opened a sanitary products factory there.

 
Rouhani Meets Seyed Hassan Khomeini
President-elect Hassan Rouhani, whose public relations campaign including in English has continued after his election victory, announced late Fridayvia his websiteand social media tha cleric Seyed Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, had visited him. Seyed Hassan congratulated Rouhani, and the two had a discussion, according to Rouhanis website.
President-elect Rouhani met with Seyed Hassan Khomeini earlier todayhttp://t.co/kNJ7Qt9Xcppic.twitter.com/aCflCObwhp

Dr Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani)June 28, 2013
By Enduring America

 

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