 “My first criticism was that you cannot run the country with projects.You have to have plans and policies.”

“But Mr. Ahmadinejad has no plans at all,” he said, referring to economic and foreign policy.“He wants to run the country with charity projects, like giving out loans.”

Mr. Khoshchehreh, who is running for re-election to Parliament on Friday, entered politics for the first time in the elections four years ago.