Samstag 25. Juni 2005, 22:15 Uhr
Brüssel reagiert zurückhaltend auf Wahl in Iran
Brüssel (dpa) - Die EU-Kommission hat sehr zurückhaltend auf den Ausgang der Präsidentenwahl in Iran reagiert. Man erwarte, dass der neue Präsident Mahmud Ahmadinedschad die Forderungen des Volkes nach demokratischen Reformen beachte, erklärte eine Sprecherin in Brüssel. Das gelte auf für die Unterstützung der Menschenrechte und die Einhaltung des Rechtstaatlichkeit. Die Beschwerden über angebliche Unregelmäßigkeiten bei der Wahl seien ein ernsthaftes Problem, das schnell geklärt werden müsse, so die Sprecherin.
Translation into English:
Saturday 25 June 2005, 22:15
Brussels reacts reservedly to elections in Iran
Brussels (dpa) - The European Union commission has very reservedly reacted to the result of the president's elections in Iran. One expects that the new president Mahmud Ahmadinedschad considers the demands of the people for democratic reforms, explained a spokeswoman in Brussels. That includes the support for human rights and the adherence to legal rights. The complaints over alleged irregularities with the election were a serious problem, which had to be clarified fast, so the spokeswoman.
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Some remarks:
--> The new president of Iran was said to be elected by about 62.2% of the voters. His competitor was said to have collected about 35.3% of the votes.
--> A spokeswoman of the European Commission (i.e. of the European government) pointed out that:
* ...the Iranian people expected democratic reforms.
* ...that legal rights in Iran had to be respected by the Iranian government.
* ...that there were rumours about anomalies with the elections.
Some thoughts about this:
-> People usually vote for the politicians who promise to them the improvement of their living conditions.
-> The winner of the Iranian president's election is obviously not the wished candidate of the western governments.
-> Where did a majour group of the people of Iran articulate that they wanted democratic reforms ?
-> Is it possible to articulate your opinion in Iran when you are an opponent of the government ?
-> Why did the people of Iran vote for somebody who is said to be an extremist ?
-> Do the people of Iran wish to have an extremistic president ?
-> Do the people of Iran regard the elected president of Iran to be an extremist ?
-> Did the current religious leader of Iran (Ayatollah Chamenei) manipulate the elections so that not the favoured candidate (of western governments) Rafdjanjani was elected but his competitor, the former mayor of the capital Teheran ?
-> Do the sources of income of Iran (mainly its oil production) serve the Iranian people ?
-> Would an expropriation serve the Iranian people in regard to education and prosperity ?
-> Does the European Commission criticize the Iranian president elections justifiably ?
-> Is the criticism, pointed out by the spokeswoman, meant truthfully ?
-> Is the criticism of the spokeswoman done with the wish in mind to truthfully support the Iranian people ?
-> Would a democratic reform help the Iranian people increase their private wealth ?
-> Should the western countries interfere into Iraninan domestic politics ?
-> Should the western governments carry democratic reforms to Iran by violence ?
-> Should the Iran have a democratic government like in Western Europe ?
-> Do the economic powers in Iran bring the same amount of wealth to the country as they do in Western European countries ?
* How much money do companies in Europe transfer to the respective tax authorities in Western European countries ?
* How much money do companies in Iran transfer to their tax authorities ?
-> Would an expropriation of companies in Iran help the people of Iran in economic regards ?
Theses:
1: The people of Iran deserve the president whom they elected.
2: Democracy should not be carried to another country by force because this contradicts basic democratic values.
3: If democratic reforms are not carried to extremisticly reigned countries many of that countries population have to suffer.
4: The tax income of Iran relative to the income of the comanies in Iran is lower than the tax quota in western countries. If so, this might be regarded as an exploition of the resouces of Iran.
