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Monday's meeting of Khatami supporters, said a source, was focused on finding the most effective strategy for defeating Ahmadinejad by uniting behind a single candidate.
Khatami supporters characterized the decision as one based on a desire to avoid splitting the anti-Ahmadinejad vote. "Mr. Khatami had said from the start that he would not run as a candidate if Mr. Moussavi decided to run," said an aide sitting in on the final negotiations about Khatami...
But the picture is further complicated by a third reformist candidate, former parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi, who may not agree to step aside. In the 2005 election, similar attempts to settle on a single candidate to run against Ahmadinejad faltered, in part because Karroubi insisted on staying in that race...
Ahmadinejad's path to re-election could be made more difficult, however, if he's challenged by some of the more pragmatic conservative elements who've been alarmed by the incumbent's handling of the economy and foreign policy. For now, Ahmadinejad is the sole conservative candidate, but Tehran mayor...
Moussavi's appeal lies in the fact that was a popular Prime Minister during the Iran-Iraq war, and is credited with having done a good job managing the nation through some of its most trying economic times. During his tenure, the current Supreme Leader, Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, had been...