Iran: Former parliament speaker to challenge Ahmadinejad's presidency
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Mehdi Karroubi, one of the leaders of Iran's reformist camp, announced Sunday morning that he would be running for president as part of the June 12, 2009 elections in the Islamic Republic.
Karroubi, a former parliament speaker, is the first senior politician to challenge President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is expected to run for another term. (Dudi Cohen)
