[AFP] Former president Mohammad Khatami, who embodied hopes for Iranian reform in the late 1990s, has launched a series of bitter attacks on President Ahmadinejad's economic policies. He is underpinning a moderate coalition aiming to challenge conservative dominance of parliament in March 14 legislative elections. Khatami, president from 1997-2005, has also questioned the role of the hardline Guardians Council in screening election candidates. "What right do we have to decide in place of the electorate and prevent the candidacy of people who have the confidence of the people only because six or twelve people do not approve them?" he asked at Teheran University.
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