Dejected Iranian reformists urged to rally behind ex-president
“We should use our full force to defend Rafsanjani. We should form an anti-fascist front,” said Hamid Reza Jalalipour, a leader of the reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front.
Similarly, backers of Mr Ahmadinejad urged conservatives to unite in support of the man who stunned Iran by almost overhauling elder statesman Mr Rafsanjani in Friday’s vote.