He also questioned the entire election system by expressing doubts about the electoral slogans of the reformists. He clearly said that it is the government that determines the winner, not the nation: “The people brought Khatami to office, but he could not use his victory well and fulfill the people’s wishes because he did not have the necessary legal powers.” Regarding Mehdi Karroubi’s reformist slogans in the field of reforming the political structure, fighting corruption, and defending ethnicities, women, and intellectuals, he said: “It is a Persian saying that the house is completely ruined, and the khwaja is thinking about the role of Ivan.