Article: Reformers defy hurdles in Iranian vote But conservative grip persists in Parliament

Nazila Fathi The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
03-17-2008
Reformers defy hurdles in Iranian vote But conservative grip persists in Parliament
Byline: Nazila Fathi The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: NEWS

TEHRAN --

With about half of the races for Parliament decided Saturday, more than 30 reformers appear to have won seats although most of their most prominent members had been barred from running by the country's conservative establishment.

Religious conservatives, as expected, took most of the 170 seats that had already been decided. The conservative winners included some critics of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, notably Ali Larijani, the former ...

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