Wednesday 22 May 2013

Iran’s business shocked by Rafsanjani poll disqualification - FT.com

"Iran’s business community has reacted with shock to Tehran’s decision to bar former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani from running in next month’s presidential poll, seeing it as a blow to the possibility of reform for the beleaguered economy.
Iran’s constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, on Tuesday disqualified Mr Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, an ally of outgoing president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad. The two candidates were considered not loyal enough to the Islamic regime to run for president in the June 14 election."

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