Iranian Presidential Candidate Calls Ahmadinejad an Extremist - NYTimes.com

 

TEHRAN — Rejecting the policies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as “extremist,” a leading presidential candidate said Monday that he favored improved relations with the West and greater individual freedoms at home.

Mir Hussein Moussavi, a former prime minister who announced his candidacy last month, lashed out at what he called “extremism” and “mismanagement” by Mr. Ahmadinejad, policies that he said were “jeopardizing the country’s interests

Iranian Presidential Candidate Calls Ahmadinejad an Extremist - NYTimes.com