The secretary general of the Followers of the Line of Imam and the Leader Front said principlists face a tight contest with reformists and moderates in the next parliamentary election scheduled for February 26, 2016, IRNA reported on Thursday. "Principlists have a serious rival, namely some reformists and moderates," Deputy Majlis Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar said. He also said efforts to forge alliance among principlists should be intensified.
