Lawmakers Begin Process To Impeach President

...Ahmadinejad of Iran. [Hat Tip: Hot Air]

On January 6, the Washington Post noted an attempt to impeach Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in reaction to 2 UN Resolutions against Iran. The article then goes on:

In a separate bid, reformist lawmakers also want Ahmadinejad to come to parliament to answer questions on his government's domestic and foreign policies. But there was little chance of the motion succeeding as it would need 72 lawmakers to sign it.

According to AKI, that hasn't stopped reformers from trying:

Iranian reformist lawmakers have started collecting signatures in Parliament to demand the impeachment of the country's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So far, 38 signatures have been collected out of the 72 required to formally summon Ahmadinejad and request his impeachment. Noureddin Pirmouzen, a deputy with the reformist minority, says it is nonetheless "positive to question" the head of the executive branch.

...Issa Saharkhiz, editor and political analyst, told Adnkronos International (AKI) that "Ahmadinejad's golden era is over."

Saharkiz goes on to claim that though Ahmadinejad is unlikely to leave office before the end of his term, he is equally unlikely to win a second term either, as many of his former supporters from 2005 are now openly critical of him.

Over the past 12 months, Ahmadinejad has lost popularity in Iran because of

• social and political policies
• personal scandal
• oil mismanagement

...which may explain why the US has not taken stronger measures against Iran and their nuclear program.

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