Several hundred people gathered at Triangeln square in Malmö on Saturday to demonstrate for regime change in Iran, with many expressing support for exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as a potential transitional leader. The demonstration, organized by Mehrdad Bandeily, an Iranian-born Swedish citizen who describes himself as a 'royalist,' featured slogans calling for 'Democracy in Iran' and displayed flags of the former Iranian monarchy. ' However, the Swedish Iranian community appears divided on the prospect of Pahlavi's leadership.
While some demonstrators in Malmö and at a separate gathering in Stockholm's Sergels torg expressed enthusiasm for the exiled prince, others voiced strong opposition. Leila Qaraee, a 68-year-old Iranian Swede who experienced persecution under both the Shah's regime and the Islamic Republic, warned that Pahlavi would bring 'another dictatorship' similar to his father's rule. S.
until democratic elections can be held
and Israeli military actions in Iran that reportedly killed Ayatollah Khamenei and other high-ranking officials.
another dictatorship similar to his father's rule
must come from the people, not from war