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| Karroubi: New circumstances must not dispirit us |
| 2009-08-08 |
| With Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially sworn in for a second term, leading opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi says he will accept the new circumstances and move on. Mehdi Karroubi, in a Friday meeting with members of his party Etemad-e Melli (National Confidence), said he would not let his second consecutive defeat in the presidential elections negatively influence his plans. "We should not allow the new circumstances to dispirit us. Our political activities should continue according to plan and within a legal framework," he said. The leading Reformist figure urged his fellow party members to take their work seriously. "We should continue to work hard no matter how difficult the circumstances have become." His remarks come two days after President Ahmadinejad was officially sworn in for another four-year term. The reelected Iranian President received the endorsement of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday. Karroubi had earlier announced that he would revamp and reorganize the reformist Etemad-e-Melli party, which he founded in 2005. "Times have changed and there is an urgent need for far-reaching party reforms. We should review the post-election developments and plan our actions accordingly," said the former Iranian Parliament speaker last week. Karroubi and fellow opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi have refused to drop their challenge to the outcome of the June 12 election, which saw Ahmadinejad win by a landslide. |
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