WHAT THE VOTERS WANT.

From: Info-Prod Research (Middle East) | Date: March 2, 2003 | Copyright information

Voters will have higher expectations of thenew councils, Rasht's "Gilan-i Imruz" newspaper reported on 2January. In a similar vein, Arak's "Ravi" publication reported on5 January that councils on which the members were selected on thebasis of professional qualifications rather than politicalaffiliations were successful in managing local affairs. The councilson which members were more political deteriorated into politicaldisputes. In a 17 February speech to heads of the administrativeheadquart...

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