VOL. XL

No. 31

4-August-1997

IRAN

Khatami's Election - Implications For Iranian Politics

by Mehrzad Bouroujerdi

The following is the executive summary of a paper delivered in Washington on 30 Julyby Mr. Mehrzad Bouroujerdi of the Department of Political Science, Syracuse University, ata conference on "Iran's Elections: Implications for US Policy" organized by theMiddle East Institute.

The results of the Islamic Republic's May 1997 presidential election surprised Westernas well as Iranian...