The post election stand-off in Iran has pitted two cousins and long-time rivals against each other in a renewed personal and political battle almost as old as the Islamic Republic itself. But the career trajectories of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the reformist leader, and Ayatollah Ali Husseini Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, have carried them in diametrically opposed directions.
Mousavi, 67, represents the hopes of Iran's reformists, a loose coalition committed to social justice and equality, increased freedom of expression, and rooting out endemic government corruption. During the campaign, Mousavi expressed determination to transform Iran's "alms-based economy" and reverse the country's "extremist" image abroad.
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