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Reformists Unanimously Elect Next Tehran Mayor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | World

London- Tehran’s municipal council named on Thursday the final candidate for mayor behind closed doors, replacing incumbent Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf with a pronounced reformist. The reformist majority council agreed to elect presidential economic advisor...

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An Iranian man holds a copy of the daily ‘Shargh’ newspaper with pictures of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on it. The headline reads ‘Decisive victory for the reformist’ (EPA)

Iran: A Setback for Hardliners and Little Cheer for Reformists

by Amir Taheri | Feb 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The final results of Iran’s elections on Friday were released yesterday and it is possible to examine the latest snapshot of opinion within the ruling Khomeinist establishment. Some analysts dismiss elections in the Islamic Republic as no more than a charade if only...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani casts his vote during elections for the parliament and Assembly of Experts, which has the power to appoint and dismiss the supreme leader, in Tehran February 26, 2016. REUTERS/President.ir/Handout via Reuters

Reformists Victories Usher in Changes for Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 29, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

President Hassan Rouhani and his allies won big gains in Friday’s twin Iranian elections that could develop Iran’s engagement with the world after his government ended years of sanctions by agreeing to curb its nuclear program. Final results for the Tehran...

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Archive photo of the Emad long-distance ballistic missile launched from an unknown location in Iran (AP)

“Sedition” of 2009 Pursues Iran’s Reformists in the 2016 Elections

by Adil Alsalmi | Jan 2, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The commemoration of the demonstration organised by supporters of the Iranian regime on the 30th of December 2009 by senior Iranian officials sheds light on the political differences between reformists and hardliners a month before the parliamentary and assembly of...