said that he<\/a> doesn’t want to be rejected by an Islamic Republic establishment, meaning the Guardian Council.<\/span><\/p>\nDespite the objection from some of the reformists, those close to Khatami are trying to convince him to become a candidate. But they say that if he doesn’t take a step, Ali Akbar Hashemi, a former Iranian President would be a good replacement.<\/span><\/p>\nMohsen Hashemi, his older son said there are many pressures for his father’s candidacy, and he encourages his father to take the plunge.<\/span><\/p>\nHashemi himself didn’t show a willingness to be a candidate but has said that he will support the final winner.<\/span><\/p>\nThe fragmentation among the reformists didn’t impact moderate members of the movement like Hasan Rohani, Chief of the Supreme National Security Council in the Khatami administration, Mostafa Kavakebian, Head of the Mardom Salari party and Muhammad Shariatmadari, Minister of Commerce in Khatami’s administration have declared candidacy and have even began their campaigns.<\/span><\/p>\nDevelopments at the Principalists front are totally different. They have come up with more than 10 candidates and it is expected that there will be more before the vetting process begins on the 14th May.<\/span><\/p>\nHere is a list of Principalists\u2019 declared candidates:<\/span><\/p>\n1-\u00a0\u00a0 Mohsen Rezaee, Former Chief Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran<\/span><\/p>\n2-\u00a0\u00a0 Alireza Zakani, member of the Iran\u2019s Majlis (Parliament).<\/span><\/p>\n3-\u00a0\u00a0 Ali Fallahian, Minister of Intelligence in the cabinet of President Hashemi Rafsanjani from 1989 to 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n4-\u00a0\u00a0 Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Minister of Health and Medical Education in the first cabinet of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.<\/span><\/p>\n5-\u00a0\u00a0 Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, former chairman of the Iranian Majlis.<\/span><\/p>\n6-\u00a0\u00a0 Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, the current mayor of Tehran and a candidate in the Iranian presidential election of 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n7-\u00a0\u00a0 Ali Akbar Velayati, the foreign minister of Iran from 1981 to 1997. Currently he is an advisor on International Affairs to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.<\/span><\/p>\n8-\u00a0\u00a0 Yahya Al-Eshagh, Minister of Commerce under Cabinet of President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989\u20131997)<\/span><\/p>\n9-\u00a0\u00a0 Mohammad-Reza Bahonar, The First deputy of the Majlis speaker.<\/span><\/p>\n10- Seyyed Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard, The second deputy of the Majlis speaker.<\/span><\/p>\n11- Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, Minister of the Interior of Iran (2005-2008).<\/span><\/p>\n12- Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005- 2010).<\/span><\/p>\nYet some of these candidates have made coalitions to beat their opponents. They’ll remain united until the public through surveys shows a preference for one final candidate and then the others in the coalition should support him.<\/span><\/p>\n“Pishraft” coalition is the most significant one, consisting of Ali Akbar Velayati, Gholamali Haddad Adel and Muhammad Bagher Ghablibaf. 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