ors ed ▁him . ▁ ▁K arr ou bi ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" the ▁best - organ ized " ▁among ▁the ▁main ▁candidates . ▁He ▁has ▁his ▁own ▁party , ▁his ▁own ▁newspaper ▁and ▁has ▁always ▁followed ▁a ▁clear ▁political ▁st ance . ▁ ▁He ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁candidate ▁to ▁announ ce ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁election , ▁he ▁refused ▁a ▁call ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁withdraw ▁in ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Moh amm ad ▁K hat ami ▁or ▁later ▁Mir - H os sein ▁M ous avi . ▁After ▁K hat ami ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁March , ▁K arr ou bi ▁said ▁" I ▁have ▁neither ▁signed ▁contract s ▁with ▁anyone ▁nor ▁have ▁been ▁promised ▁anything . ▁ ▁K hat ami ▁with d rew ▁his ▁candid acy ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁decision . ▁In ▁my ▁meeting ▁with ▁M ous avi ▁I ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁f ray ." ▁Later , ▁both ▁M ous avi ▁and ▁K arr ou bi ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁union ▁among ▁reform ists ▁would ▁only ▁help ▁A ham ad ine j ad ' s ▁re e lection , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁reform ists ▁needed ▁a ▁massive ▁turn ▁out ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁and ▁that ▁more ▁candidates ▁would ▁advance ▁their ▁interests . ▁ ▁K arr ou bi ▁public ized ▁his ▁policies ▁by ▁publishing ▁four ▁elect oral ▁declarations . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁paper ▁handed ▁to ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁during ▁the ▁campaign ▁his ▁main