Moussavi said to be planning new party after Iran vote

by 158 | July 5, 2009 at 08:51 pm
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This may make little
difference.  The ruling
clerics still hold most
political power.

Moussavi told supporters the party will be focused on upholding "the remaining principles of the constitution," according to Etemad-e Melli, a newspaper aligned with fellow opposition candidate Mehdi Karrubi.

He is expected to file papers with Iran's Interior Ministry to establish the party before hard-line incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sworn in for a new term, the newspaper reported.

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