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...statement announcing his withdrawal, Khatami hailed Moussavi as "faithful to the ideals of the revolution and the nation," saying he had "defended and will defend fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as people's right to determine their own destinies, the nation's interests and the country's international honor...
...ranks. The site claims that in one session with supporters on Sunday, Khatami was asked why he was reluctant to persevere, and answered, "One of my apprehensions is that those around me aren't sincere. Three, four of the people who encouraged me to run also went after Moussavi and invited...
...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's withdrawal, who requested anonymity. "Now he is only acting on his words. He does not want there to be a split among reformists. With divisions among reformists, there is no chance...
...Still, Khatami's supporters had tried desperately to persuade their man to stay in the race rather than concede to Moussavi, who has more centrist supporters and has fewer opponents among the fundamentalists who dominate Iran's political system; while all the newspapers associated with Khatami's original reform movement have been closed down, for example, Moussavi was recently given permission to start a paper...
...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 president, and when the two men disagreed, Moussavi is said to have often won the support of then Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founding father of the Islamic Republic. Arriving to deliver his first speech as a presidential candidate on Saturday in the south of Tehran, Moussavi was greeted...