Saturday, May 11, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Two last-minute candidates stir up Iran presidential race

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com
thumbnail Two last-minute candidates stir up Iran presidential race
May 12th 2013, 02:34

Ahmadinejad aide Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, both seen as outside the clerical establishment, submit their names just before the deadline.

TEHRAN — The run-up to Iran's June presidential election took a dramatic turn Saturday with last-minute candidacy announcements by two controversial political figures: former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, top aide to outgoing incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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