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2019-08-15 02:09
After 20 years, reformists still have no ‘clear strategy’: Zibakalam
TEHRAN - Sadeq Zibakalam, a vocal senior political analyst, has said despite the passage of 22 years reformists have not yet been able to formulate a “clear strategy”.
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2019-08-13 23:03
Activist: We will not form coalition with non-reformists
TEHRAN – The deputy chief of the reformists’ policy-making council has said his respective current will not form coalition with non-reformist groups.
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2019-07-28 18:23
Motahari calls on reformists to coalesce with moderates
TEHRAN – Senior MP Ali Motahari has advised the reformists to form a coalition with the moderates in the next parliamentary elections, saying a lack thereof would be a “political mistake”.
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2019-06-10 20:36
‘Reform parliament’ will not be formed
TEHRAN – The plans to form a so-called “reform parliament” have been canceled, according to a member of the Central Council of the Servants of Construction Party.
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2019-05-20 20:19
Salehi Amiri urges unity to pass through current difficult situation
TEHRAN – Reza Salehi Amiri, president of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), has underlined the necessity of unity in order to pass through the current critical situation.
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2019-05-19 19:58
Aref will run for Majlis presiding board elections: lawmaker
TEHRAN – A member of the pro-reform Hope faction’s presiding board in parliament has announced that Mohammad Reza Aref, chairman of the faction, will run for the Majlis presiding board elections.
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2019-05-06 21:47
Aref: Reformists seek high turnout in parliamentary polls
TEHRAN – The head of the Reformists’ Policy Making Council has said the main strategy of the reformists for the 2020 parliamentary elections is to encourage a high turnout.
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2019-04-29 23:05
Reformist council holds first meeting in new Iranian year
TEHRAN – The Supreme Reformist Council for Policy-Making has held its first meeting in the new Iranian year which stared on March 21, Mehr reported on Sunday.
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2019-04-29 20:21
Ex-official: Iran-U.S. talks impossible owing to Trump’s policies
TEHRAN – A former presidential chief of staff says Tehran and Washington cannot hold talks and reach an agreement because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach toward the Islamic Republic.
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2019-01-20 22:43
‘Reformers sought to repair ties with Leader by endorsing Rouhani’
TEHRAN – Hossein Mar’ashi, a leading member of the Construction Party, has said by endorsing Hassan Rouhani in the 2013 presidential elections the reformist camp sought to mend its relationship with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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2018-10-18 08:38
Aref never was reformists’ candidate: journalist
TEHRAN – Reformist journalist Abbas Abdi has said former presidential candidate Mohammad Reza Aref has never been and will probably never be the candidate of the reformists.
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2018-10-15 09:52
Society of Enlightened Muslim Women to hold meeting on Thursday
TEHRAN – The third meeting of the Society of Enlightened Muslim Women will be held on Thursday, with the attendance of political and social figures, chiefs of political parties and activists in women’s affairs.
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2018-09-11 09:54
Aref apologizes for Rouhani administration’s shortcomings
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament, on Monday apologized to the nation for the Rouhani administration’s shortcomings in handling the economy as well as implementing reforms.
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2018-09-10 22:15
Reformists plan to form parliament: Construction party
TEHRAN - Yadollah Tahernejad, a member to the Servants of Construction Party, has said that reformists plan to establish a parliament in the second half of the current Iranian calendar year after receiving permission from the Interior Ministry.
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2018-03-13 08:38
Aref urges reformists to renounce extremists
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, the chairman of the pro-reform Hope faction in the parliament, has called on reformists draw a line between themselves and those who do not comply with the constitution.
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2017-05-22 09:09
Pro-reform candidates capture all council seats in Tehran
TEHRAN – All 21 candidates supported by the pro-reformers under the “List of Hope” have won all seats in Tehran’s city council, according to early election results.
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2017-05-09 10:29
Reformists to finalize council list Tuesday
TEHRAN – Reformists will finalize their list for the upcoming council election on Tuesday, the head of Tehran reformist election headquarters announced on Monday.
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2017-04-30 09:30
Rouhani is reformists’ candidate: Mousavi Lari
TEHRAN – Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari, deputy head of the supreme reformist policy making council, on Saturday said that Hassan Rouhani is the reformists’ favored presidential candidate.
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2017-04-18 20:55
Aref: Reformists back Rouhani
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, head of the reformists’ decision making council, said on Tuesday that reformists will back Hassan Rouhani in the May 19 presidential election.
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2017-04-11 20:02
Aref urges prominent clergyman to encourage high voter turnout
TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Aref, head of the pro-reform Hope parliamentary faction, met on Tuesday with prominent cleric Hojjatoleslam Seyyed Mehdi Tabatabaei urging him to use his influence to encourage a high voter turnout in upcoming elections,
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2017-04-11 20:02
Coordination body for reformist parties formed
TEHRAN – In an announcement on Tuesday, a number of reformist parties announced they have agreed on a cooperation body which aims at encouraging the Iranians into active participation to build a brighter Iran.
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2017-04-10 17:23
Moderation party joins reformist policy-making council
TEHRAN – The Moderation and Development Party has joined the reformist policy-making council and its council elections secretary Ali Aghazadeh will attend the future meetings of the reformist body.
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2017-03-09 22:32
Reformists to have candidates more than Rouhani: Aref
TEHRAN – The reform front is going to name more candidates than Hassan Rouhani alone for the May presidential election, the front’s decision making council chief Mohammad Reza Aref told Fars on Wednesday.
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2017-03-07 05:47
Aref: We will name a presidential candidate by March 20
TEHRAN – The reformist policy making council will name a candidate for the May presidential election by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20), the council’s chief Mohammad Reza Aref announced on Monday.
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2017-02-15 10:36
Reformists set to allocate 50% of council seats to women, youth
TEHRAN – The reformists are intent upon allocating 50 percent of the council seats to women and the youth, the head of the reformists’ policy making council said on Tuesday.
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2017-02-14 10:44
‘I am not against national reconciliation, but it is out of the question’
TEHRAN – “I am not against national reconciliation, but there is no schism between people to necessitate talking about it and it is out of the question,” the Judiciary chief said on Monday, the IRIB reported.
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2017-02-14 10:43
Principlists surely will name a rival for Rouhani: politician
TEHRAN – The head of the Front of the Followers of the Line of Imam and Leadership said on Monday that principlists are sure to introduce a rival for Hassan Rouhani in the upcoming elections.
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2017-02-12 08:20
‘Reformists will play bigger role in council elections’
TEHRAN – A member of the Combatant Clergy Association has said reformists will get heavily involved in the upcoming city council elections.
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2017-01-04 20:41
‘Moderates, reformists to agree on common list for council elections’
TEHRAN – Hojatoleslam Mohsen Rahami, the head of reformists’ election committee, said on Wednesday that reformists as well as moderates and supporters of the Rouhani administration are working to agree on a common list of candidates for the upcoming council election in Tehran.
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2017-01-04 09:05
Reformists have not yet decided on presidential candidate
TEHRAN – The head of the Reformists’ Policy Making Council has said the body has not yet arrived at a final choice as presidential candidate.
