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China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-18 07:46
Khatami drops out of race
Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami officially announced yesterday his withdrawal from the June presidential race to avoid splitting the votes of the reformist front. Khatami was considered the main pro-reform challenger to Ahmadinejad who succeeded him in 2005. Khatami said he would back moderate candidate Mirhossein Mousavi.
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