Votes are being bought, Iran's reformist government says

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The government spokesman also said outgoing reformist President
Mohammad Khatami was "very worried" ahead of Friday's high-stakes clash between between hardliner Mahmood Ahmadinejad and moderate conservative Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

"The government has receieved reports on the distribution of funds by certain organs in the poorer areas of certain provinces with a specific aim in mind," Abdollah Ramazanzadeh said Wednesday.

"Khatami is worried about the future of the country and believes that we need to continue the reform process we have embarked upon with the people," he was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.

Rafsanjani, defeated reformist candidate Mostafa Moin and moderate cleric Mehdi Karoubi have all made unprecedented public allegations of dirty tricks ahead of last week's first round, ranging from smear campaigns to vote-buying on a massive scale.