They voted in record numbers, and they voted over-whelmingly for change. When Iranians handed allies of President Mohammad Khatami a big win in Feb. 18 parliamentary elections, they cleared the way for faster political and social liberalization at home. The reformers' victory also signals a gradual reduction of Iran's support for Islamic radicalism in the Middle East and for a continuation of the rapprochement with the West that Khatami has already begun.
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