Irans Masoud Pezeshkian: Reformistische Hoffnung oder konservative Falle?

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>Pezeshkian, 70, was born in the Kurdish city of Mahabad to an Azeri family. Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, he was admitted to Tabriz University of Medical Sciences to study medicine in 1976.

>What has increased Pezeshkian’s chances is the likely support from Iranian Azeris and Kurds, believed to number more than 15 million people in Iran.

>The editor of a reformist daily told MEE: “This is probably the last chance for reformists to gain power, and we are hopeful that Azeris and Kurds will stand behind him.

>”As far as I know, Pezeshkian is popular among Azeri people and has been their favourite MP for about two decades.”

>”Conservatives have got worried, which is why they have begun to turn Pezeshkian’s advantages into disadvantages. In this regard, they are publishing videos of Pezeshkian, claiming that he is pan-Turk and in favour of the separation of Azeri regions from Iran, and making them go viral.”