Iran's parliamentary elections on Friday are shaping up as a contest by proxy between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who seeks public endorsement of his efforts to wield broad authority, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has struggled to keep his populist president in check. Efforts to tame the president have only dented his reputation, and he could cement a political comeback if his supporters win a decisive majority of parliament's 290 seats on Friday.
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