http://dagblog.com/link/iran-s-presidential-election-heats-reformist-rowhani-enters-race-16514 Comments for " Iran’s Presidential Election Heats up as Reformist Rowhani Enters Race" en http://dagblog.com/comment/176729#comment-176729 <a id="comment-176729"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/iran-s-presidential-election-heats-reformist-rowhani-enters-race-16514"> Iran’s Presidential Election Heats up as Reformist Rowhani Enters Race</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The comments that follow Jahanpour's guest article also shed light on Iran's electoral process. Rouhani is described as a pragmatist-centrist rather than a reformist -- implying that's a bad thing. But someone who can bridge cultural divides may be the best Iran can hope for at this time, rather than another battle to the death between left and right. The quotes attributed to Rouhani suggest a person who's part of the elite but less rigid than his more conservative rivals. But a field of candidates as large and fragmented as this one seems probably favors whoever the religious establishment decides to back.</p> </div></div></div> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:01:20 +0000 acanuck comment 176729 at http://dagblog.com http://dagblog.com/comment/176721#comment-176721 <a id="comment-176721"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/iran-s-presidential-election-heats-reformist-rowhani-enters-race-16514"> Iran’s Presidential Election Heats up as Reformist Rowhani Enters Race</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.uskowioniran.com/2013/04/rouhani-to-run-for-president.html">Rouhani to Run for President</a><br /><em>Former Chief Nuclear Negotiator Emphasizes Economy, Reviving Relations with the World</em><br /> By Nader Uskowi, Uskowi on Iran, April 11, 2013</p> <p>[.....] “We need a new management for the country but not based on quarrelling, inconsistency and eroding domestic capacity, but through unity, consensus and attracting honest and efficient people,” Rowhani told said. 
</p> <div>  </div> <div> “My government will be one of prudence and hope and my message is about saving the economy, reviving ethics and interaction with the world,” Rouhani added. “Inflation is above 30 percent, the reduction in the value of the national currency, unemployment and zero economic growth are among the country's problems.” [Mehr News Agency, 11 April]</div> <div>  </div> <div> <p>By emphasizing that his administration would reduce tensions and normalize interaction with outside world, Rouhani differentiated himself from other declared candidates on topics that are closely linked to the economic challenges facing Iran due to sanctions. 

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