IRAN - Jun 19 - Rafsanjani Seeks Vote Against 'Extremism'.(Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani)
From: APS Diplomat Recorder
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Date: 1/1/2005
Presidential contender Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani urges Iranians to support him in a vote against extremists he said had "tarnished" the first round of the election. The pragmatic conservative theologian, who will on Jun 24 go into a runoff against far right-winger Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also promised to create a national unity government if he is elected and warned Iran was at a "difficult crossroads". "I ask for your help to prevent extremism with your massive participation in the ...
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