As the Principlists and their media in the Islamic republic strive to co-opt reformers to participate in the upcoming presidential elections next year, and as conflicting reports on the issue appear in the news world, a number of reformers told official media outlets that they would not be participating in the presidential elections next […]
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More than 100 reformists tried in 2009 unrest, says Iranian lawmaker
More than one hundred prominent reformists figures have been tried in the past three years, a conservative member of the Iranian parliament has admitted.
Reformists try to gather momentum for coming elections
Iranian reformists are proposing a number of possible candidates for next year’s presidential elections, says Daryoosh Ghanbari, a spokesman for Parliament’s minority faction.
Report: Iranian reformists will run in March 2012 parliamentary elections
The Washington Post – A report quotes Iran’s former president as predicting pro-reform figures will run in the next election. The report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency Monday quoted Mohammad Khatami as saying reformists will not boycott the March 2012 parliamentary elections. Khatami has emerged as a leader of the reform movement.
Reformists will not run in coming elections
Senior Iranian reformist figure Mohammad Mousavi Khoweini has declared that the establishment has missed the opportunity to get reformists join in the coming parliamentary elections.
Reformists say general boycott of elections looms large
The Islamic Iran Participation Front, a reformist party, says: “Boycotting the elections has become a principle for the people.”
Karroubi says reformists have no place in next elections
Detained Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi says there is no place for reformists in the coming parliamentary elections.