Declaration Concerning the Eighth Presidential election and the By-elections of the Sixth Parliament
The
Islamic Republic of Iran has embarked on making arrangements for the 8th
presidential election and by-elections for the Sixth Parliament to be held
on June 8, 2001.
Over
the past couple of months, the officials of the regime, adherent to any
group or wing in the inner circles of power have sweated blood so as to
convince the Iranian masses of the importance of the coming elections, thus
lure as many people as they can to the polling-station.
There
is no doubt that the two main wings inside the regime have realised the fact
that after 22 years of the so-called Islamic system, the different strata of
the people have developed a thorough knowledge of the essence of the regime,
being aware of the strife among the wing-leaders as well.
Besides,
the leading despots know quite well that their deceitfulness has become
undeniably public, with the people not having any faith in their pledges any
longer.
Our citizens have no doubt that by electing one of the regime’s
figureheads, they will never have their ends fulfilled.
It is this very fact that has disillusioned the majority of the
electorate regarding chicanery and foul-play of the kind.
The authorities too are cocksure that the affair is going to be a
performance without any splendour.
It
is well remembered that four years ago, the Iranian electorate believing
that among the authorities a man or a group of personalities had emerged on
the scene who might support them in their struggle for just rights, rushed
to the ballot stations electing Sey-yed Muhammad Khatami with a great
majority.
In fact, the turn-out was an outright referendum aimed at rejecting
policies and practices of the regime on the one hand, and the people
demanding their just rights for freedom, democracy and human rights as well
as social justice on the other.
It eventually became crystal clear that despite their expectations
throughout the four years of his presidency, not only he did not take a
single step towards fulfilling the people’s just demands, but also
contrary to such expectations, he definitely demonstrated that from the
stand point of ideology, he is no different from the other leaders of the
regime, and should there be any difference among them, it certainly is in
the method of administrating the state, and how to preserve the totality of
the regime; moreover, Mr. Khatami, so far has not submitted any bills to the
parliament to defend our people, even though the reformists had obtained a
strong majority in the last parliamentary elections a year ago.
In
such circumstances, it is pretty clear that the people’s active
participation in the election, and more than that, voting for Mr. Khatami,
instead of being a step towards freedom, democracy and reform (an assertion
staged by the reformists), it will be in fact one to retrieve the vicious
circle of fruitless expectations of Mr. Khatami, whose four-year record of
presidency has neither any commendable aspects before the people nor secured
him anything in which he can take any pride.
Dear
citizens! You are sure to know that your qualified candidates have once more
been denied the right to represent you.
The Council of Guardians as an all-power organ of the regime has
rejected all the qualified candidates.
The matter has reached the point, where even the names of the
rejected have not been announced.
Consequently, there has not remained the slightest possibility for a
free election, with the electorate being obligated to vote for a man from a
number of handpicked candidates approved by the despots.
That is why the Kurdish people, as well as our Iranian compatriots
are earnestly expected to refrain from going to the polling stations.
As
you perfectly know, on the 8th of June, by-elections will be held
with the presidential election simultaneously so that the emptied seats of
some constituencies in the parliament can be filled.
As far as we have been informed, in the regions concerned, all these
candidates who had obtained the majority of the votes in the first round
have all been rejected.
Such an overt display of lawlessness means that the despots reject
whomever people favour and whatever they approve.
Consequently, our citizens are expected to take a firm stand in this
connection, and by refraining from going to the polls, they valiantly
demonstrate the fact that their volition differs wholly from that of the
regime.
We
hope that out compatriots will demonstrate their unwavering unity and their
will-power to the rulers by not participating in the coming fakery, thus
showing their relentless adherence to democracy and freedom, and also
rejecting dictatorship in all verities concealed under guile and hypocrisy.
CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
Of
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
May
20, 2001
