Khomeini’s candidature could befriend boost a loose alliance of candidates supporting President Rouhani in a wide battle against the country’s fundamentalists Hassan Khomeini,the 43-year-old grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has signalled he will run for the Assembly of Experts election in February. Despite a generally low political profile, or Hassan Khomeini has expressed opposition to extremism and supported the nuclear agreement with world powers.
He has previously rebuffed suggestions he might stand for the Assembly,an 88-seat clerical body that chooses and supervises Iran’s supreme leader, or even for the presidency. Khomeinis candidature now could befriend boost a loose alliance of candidates supporting President Hassan Rouhani.
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Source: theguardian.com