Iranian News Agency says: For the People of Iran, Vote Blair Out

Islamic republic News Agency:

A new anti-war campaign group is seeking support for voters in Britain to vote tactically at next week's general election to prevent Prime Minister Tony Blair winning another majority for a record third term. READ MORE

"We owe it to the people of Iraq and Iran to unite behind whoever can defeat New Labour," Strategic Voter said. "We need to set aside our various party-tribalism," it said in an advertisement in the Independent newspaper Friday.

The independent non-party peace group said it was aiming to "outwit" Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system that "relies on and inflames our macho Divide and Rule, Winner-Takes-All political system."

In its task to seek a 'balanced parliament,' it said it did not believe there was any 'One Size Fits All party' to vote for across the country and instead urged voters to tactical back the best- placed anti-war candidate in their constituency.

"The results we hope to see include: Blair decisively checked; Troops speedily withdrawn from Iraq; Racism and Islamophobia resisted and Public services and the environment defended board," it said.

On its webpage, Strategic Voter listed recommendations for each constituency, with the aim of steering towards a balanced (or "hung") Parliament. "We want to punish the government, but not finish up with a Tory majority either," it said.

A variety of campaigns have been launched by the anti-war movement that has grown up in Britain opposed to the Iraq war, including vote4peace, which is demanding 'No More Iraqs' and calling on Blair to tell the US it "can't attack Iran."

There is also the DitchBlairProject, the dumpBlair campaign, makevotescount, stolenvotes and many others, often with the support of traditional Labour voters and mostly intent on forcing the Prime Minister out of office as soon as possible by weakening his power. ...