Monday
Mar162009
Breaking News: Khatami Withdraws from Iran Presidential Election
Monday, March 16, 2009 at 10:33
Former President Mohammad Khatami (pictured) has withdrawn from June's Presidential election in Iran to "back another moderate candidate who will be announced shortly in a statement". Khatami met another candidate, former Prime Minister Mirhossein Mousavi, on Sunday.
The move appears to be an attempt to unify "reformists" behind a leading candidate in the June primary against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and possibly Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
The move appears to be an attempt to unify "reformists" behind a leading candidate in the June primary against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and possibly Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
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