Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Sunday 6 January 2013
Ahmadinejad Blamed for Iran's Economic Woes
And Iran's presidential election in June is one of the big stories we're looking ahead to in 2013. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't able to stand for a third term. Many blame him for the country's economic crisis and that could be a key factor for voters. Al Jazeera's Mereana Hond reports.
