12th Presidential Elections

Iran’s ex-president registers for upcoming elections

Apr 12, 2017 04:21

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran’s former two-time President, has registered to contest the 12th round of presidential elections in the country.
Registration of presidential hopefuls starts in Iran

Apr 11, 2017 02:58

Volunteers from across Iran have started registering to contest the country’s 12th presidential election.
Iran’s 12th presidential election: A timeline

Apr 04, 2017 04:01

Iranians will go to the polls on May 19 to take part in the country’s 12th presidential election and also to elect members of local city and village councils for the fifth time.
Rise in number of Iranians seeking to run in local council elections

Mar 28, 2017 01:02

The number of Iranians seeking to run in the next month’s City and Village Council Elections shows an increase in comparison with the previous term, an Iranian official says.
Iran political camps jockey for position ahead of presidential election

Mar 13, 2017 13:05

Iran’s rival Reformist and Principlist political camps have taken more definite steps towards contesting the country’s 2017 presidential election.
Leader for full implementation of Resistance Economy, dismisses US claims on Iran elections

Mar 09, 2017 11:22

Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in his meeting with members of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran on Thursday, called for concerted efforts to fully implement the “Economy of Resistance” and questioned the rather limited pace of progress of the national economy.
Rouhani lashes out at US for claims against Iran elections

Mar 07, 2017 12:10

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed a recent US report criticizing elections in the Islamic Republic, urging American officials to focus on the internal affairs of their own country.
President Rouhani to contest 2017 presidential election: VP

Feb 26, 2017 08:57

The Iranian vice president for parliamentary affairs says President Hassan Rouhani is to partake in the country’s 2017 presidential polls.
Clinton: Electors should get intel. briefing on Russian hacking

Dec 13, 2016 10:42

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who suffered a stunning defeat in the November 8 presidential election at the hands of President-elect Donald Trump, has encouraged Electoral College voters to demand an intelligence briefing on Russia’s alleged intervention in the vote.
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin end election recount bids

Dec 13, 2016 10:29

The US states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have ended recount of presidential election votes, certifying President-elect Donald Trump as the winner.