Representation Manner of Reformists in conservative Discourse(Case Study: Newspaper Articles of the Keyhan during elections, February 2013)

Since the beginning of the revolution, in political arena of the Islamic Republic of Iran, two Reformists and Principlists have been struggling to win power. This faction and struggling shows their appearance more campaigning in elections. During the campaign, each political faction in addition to introduce themselves intend to represent another in such a way as to maintain the power relations in self-interest. After the victory of Hassan Rouhani in the 2013 elections, the reformists came back to the country's executive power; On the other hand, the conservative’s faction entered the reformist campaign in 2013 to maintain power in the legislature, Reformists who had a diminished presence in the Islamic Consultative Assembly after the sixth parliament. Consequently, the Conservatives faction had been using their power in order to maintain the power relations. One of the most important kinds of these media is Keyhan newspaper, serious and Conservative-oriented media. In this regards during the 2016 elections, the Keyhan focused on the reformist representation and published several articles. Hence, the study was to evaluate and review the reformist manner represented in the Keyhan during the February 2016 elections.