Iran General NewsKhatami quits presidential race, supports Moussavi

Khatami quits presidential race, supports Moussavi

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ImageDPA: Iranian former president Mohammad Khatami quit the presidential race on Monday night to support former prime minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi in the June 12 election.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur

ImageTehran (dpa) – Iranian former president Mohammad Khatami quit the presidential race on Monday night to support former prime minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi in the June 12 election.

The two candidates had similar platforms, and observers believed they could split the moderate vote to the advantage of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose ultra-conservative faction has named him as its sole candidate.

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