TEHRAN – A member of Hope parliamentary group has said Hassan Rouhani is still their first choice for the 2017 presidential election.

“For the time being Mr. Rouhani is the reformists’ choice for presidency, but when we sit down for examples, we may have more candidates,” Mohammad Reza Tabesh said on Sunday, Mehr reported.

On council elections, he said, “We want our own candidates to make achievements in elections, according to which we have defined strategies.” 

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