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Iran presidency faces domestic opposition
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in to a second term as Iran's president Aug. 5, greeted by protests in the streets and snubs inside Iran's parliament.
The oath-taking ceremony proceeded despite claims of massive fraud in the June 12 elections and have moved Iran into a new phase: A weakened leadership facing a wider opposition that includes powerful clerics and internal splits among conservatives.
"We have now a crisis of authority, where the president and the supreme leader are not able to make big decisions including about the nuclear program and engagement with the U.S.," said Mehdi Khalaji, a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (AP)
イラン大統領、2期目就任
イランでマフムード・アフマディネジャド氏が8月5日、大統領就任式に臨み、2期目がスタートした。
Shukan ST: August 14, 2009
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