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Iran presidential candidates Qalibaf, Raeisi request face-to-face debates with Rouhani
May 14, 2017 00:20Two candidates contesting Iran's 12th presidential election, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, have requested separate face-to-face televised debates with another contestant Hassan Rouhani.
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Iran presidential candidates begin final live TV debate
May 12, 2017 07:55The six candidates contesting Iran's 12th presidential election face off in their third and final live televised debate.
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Iranian candidates to face off in final TV showdown
May 12, 2017 04:51The contestants trying their chances of victory in Iran’s upcoming presidential elections are to hold their third and last debate to precede the May 19 polls.
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Leader: National Security of Paramount Importance, Violators will be punished
May 10, 2017 07:33Leader of the Islamic Revolution and Commander-in-chief of armed forces, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, today morning presided over the graduation ceremony of cadets of the Islamic Republic Guards Corps (IRGC) at Imam Hussain (AS) University in Tehran.
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Elections: Comparison of the rate of political participation of people in Iran and the West
May 11, 2017 04:01After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the participation of people in the political scene truly materialized. Elections as the main parameter of democracy are the symbol of political participation of people. However, this participation in Iran’s religious democracy and West’s liberal democracy is different.
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Iran intel. minister warns candidates against unethical campaign methods
May 10, 2017 16:49Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi has called on all presidential candidates to avoid unethical campaign methods.
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Iran’s election campaign heats up as presidential poll nears
May 10, 2017 05:16Iran’s election campaign heats up with the six presidential hopefuls vying for the position of the country’s executive chief.
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Zarif urges Canada to facilitate Iranian expats’ participation in polls
May 09, 2017 15:04Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Canada to lay the ground for the Iranian nationals residing in the North American country to cast their votes in the forthcoming presidential election.
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Focus on people should be policy not slogan: Zarif
May 09, 2017 10:36Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on presidential candidates in the country to always pursue a “people-oriented” policy instead of raising popular slogans just in the run-up to the polls.
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Elections: A review of the political systems of neighboring countries
May 09, 2017 03:42There is not much time left to the 12th presidential elections of Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran’s presidential elections are scheduled to be held concurrent with the 5th Islamic City and Village Councils election and Parliamentary by-elections on May 19.