By KUNA
Washington : The United States on Friday called Iran’s parliamentary election results “cooked”.
“In essence the results are cooked … in the sense that the Iranian people were not able to vote for a full range of people,” said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack, in reference to the elections fairness.
He added: “It certainly does not give the Iranian people the full slate of choices they deserve”.
The US cast doubt on the fairness of Iran’s parliamentary elections, held on Friday, which is expected to keep conservatives in control of the government, saying “they are given the choice of choosing between one supporter of the regime or another supporter of the regime. They were not given the opportunity to vote for someone body who might have had different ideas,” McCormack told reporters.
The US is expected to issue a full statement once the election polls are closed. (end) hy.bs KUNA 142141 Mar 08NNNN