Hope and Challenge : The Iranian President Speaks (Mohammad Khatami)
Description
ISBN: 1883058651
Author: Mohammad Khatami
Publisher: Institute of Global Cultural Studies Binghamton University (1997)
Pages: 97 Binding: Paperback
Description from the publisher:
Mohammad Khatami became Iran's new president in May 1997, winning a surprising victory over a more traditional candidate favored by the clerical establishment. Khatami attracted voters with a campaign in which he emphasized the need to strengthen the rule of law and the institutions of civil society, and to protect the basic rights of Iranians. He said he would tolerate and even encourage open debate and a diversity of views, and address the aspirations of women and youth. If official figures are accurate, over 80 percent of the voters went to the polls-a figure unprecedented since the early years of the Islamic revolution. Khatami received nearly 70 percent of the vote