Former Tehran mayor reveals why Reformists decided to support Rouhani
According to the former mayor of Tehran, Iran's Reformists took the advice of prominent Reformist theoretician Saeed Hajjarian in supporting moderate Hassan Rouhani in the 2013 presidential elections.
Former Tehran mayor Gholamhossein Karbaschi has said that prominent Reformist Saeed Hajjarian was one of the main reasons Reformists decided to support moderate Hassan Rouhani in the 2013 presidential elections. Hajjarian, considered one of the main theoreticians of the Reformist movement, gave Reformists a piece of advice that impacted their decision.
Currently, Karbaschi is the secretary of the Executives of Construction Party, a moderate Reformist party that arose during Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s presidency. In his somewhat contentious interview with Reformist paper Etemaad, the former Tehran mayor (1989-1998) spoke about a wide range of issues. A great deal of the interview was focused on the Reformists' decision to support Rouhani, whether they might eventually regret that decision if many of their demands are not met or if they would be blamed for his failures.
