TEHRAN, YJC. Gholamhosein Karbaschi has said in an interview that Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani has a positive outlook regarding Khatami’s candidacy for upcoming presidential elections.
Mehr News Agency has conducted an interview with Gholamhosein
Karbaschi on upcoming elections. Karbaschi is currentyly the Secretary of the Executives
of Construction Party and has financially and spiritually supported an array of
unorthodox journals such as Shahrvand Emrooz, Asman, Mehrnameh, Tajrobeh, etc.
besides his mayorship of cities such as Tehran and Isfahan.
"What I have heard for sure is that Mr. Hashemi has not yet
said that he won’t be running for the next term,” Karbaschi said.
"Meanwhile he has in mind to approve of someone, but I have
not heard yet that he must have specifically mentioned a name.” added
Karbaschi.
Secretary of the Executives of Construction Party believed
that those who are close to Hashemi are all options for candidacy; figures such
as Najafi, Jahangiri, and Rohani.
"Maybe” he added "Mr. Hashemi personally believes that Khatami
is the best choice for getting votes.”
"I have not personally heard this, but some friends whom I have
talked to say that he is positive on this,” asserted Karbaschi regarding the
possibilities of Rafsanjani supporting Khatami.