Iran's main reformist party met yesterday decide whether Mostafa Moin, its candidate who was given last-minute approval to stand in presidential elections next month, should go ahead and contest the polls. The fears are that even if Moin manages to pull off a shock win on June 17, he would simply be a lame-duck president and unable to honor his campaign pledges due to opposition from more powerful hardliners.Nevertheless the indications were that the Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF), Iran's main reform party, would push their candidate into the race &0151; in which pragmatic conservative and top cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is seen as the frontrunner. "According to what we have heard today, we have to stand," Issa Saharkhiz, a senior IIPF member and aide to Moin, told AFP after a long party meeting. IIPF officials said a final decision was expected Saturday after a ballot of the party membership, but added certain conditions may set — such as Moin being able to have his own choice of Cabinet approved if he wins. "I completely support his standing in the elections. We will come back even more powerful and even more determined. We will try to bring all Iranians to the ballot box," said party leader Mohammad Reza Khatami, brother of outgoing President Mohammad Khatami.