Iran hardliners pushed to unite as reformist shakes up campaign
Hardliners in Iran’s presidential race are jostling to become their faction’s unity candidate to counter the surprise reformist contender, as they face pressure from within their own camp for some to quit the race. Ali Alavi, the editor of Khorasan, a leading conservative newspaper in Mashhad, told...
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The Financial Times Limited
21-06-2024
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| Summary: | Hardliners in Iran’s presidential race are jostling to become their faction’s unity candidate to counter the surprise reformist contender, as they face pressure from within their own camp for some to quit the race. Ali Alavi, the editor of Khorasan, a leading conservative newspaper in Mashhad, told the Financial Times it was unlikely that either of the most high-profile hardliners — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of parliament, and Saeed Jalili, the former nuclear negotiator — would quit the race to support the other. Hamid-Reza Taraghi, a former lawmaker and conservative politician in Mashhad, argued that if any candidate left the race, “it is likely that their votes will go to Pezeshkian”, the opposite of the outcome hardliners are seeking. |
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