TEHRAN: Iran’s six presidential hopefuls staged last-minute election campaigning on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), hoping to woo millions of voters undecided between a slew of conservatives and a moderate cleric backed by reformists.

Momentum has built for cleric Hassan Rowhani, a former top nuclear negotiator, after the withdrawal of reformist Mohammad Reza Aref, and the endorsement of two former presidents, pro-reform Mohammad Khatami and pragmatist Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

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