With the end of Ahmadinejad’s second and final term fast approaching, it seems unlikely that the disgraced, unpopular president will abandon his efforts to destabilize Iran’s ruling establishment. In fact, he had long promoted Mashai as his successor, but Khamenei curtailed his illegal efforts – and has now put a stop to Mashai’s candidacy altogether.
随着内贾德第二也是最后一任任期临近结束，这位灰头土脸、不受欢迎的总统看似不会放弃他动摇伊朗执政制度的努力。事实上，他早就开始宣扬让马沙伊继任，但哈梅内伊破坏了他的非法努力，现在干脆取消了马沙伊的候选资格。