Word: forouhar
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first round of voting ended in bitter wrangling. The I.R.P. was accused of cheating by practically all its principal opponents. Minister of State Dariush Forouhar, leader of the Iran Nation Party, resigned his Cabinet post to protest "widespread, shameless fraud." Said he: "I have fought for the principle of fair play all my life. I won't stomach this circus." Last week the ruling Revolutionary Council set up a seven-member commission to look into the allegations of fraud. If the charges prove to be true, said Banisadr, new elections will be held in some constituencies...
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