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The 13th presidential election (2)
May 26, 2021 10:17Iran’s 13th presidential election is going to be held on June 18. Election was one of the rightful demands of people through the despotic rule of Pahlavi regime. But it materialized after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
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Alireza Zakani – ‘An administration present in the field against poverty, corruption’
May 26, 2021 04:48Principlist lawmaker Alireza Zakani represents the city of Qom in Iran’s 11th Parliament (Majlis). He was also a representative of the capital, Tehran, in three previous parliaments.
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Abdolnasser Hemmati – ‘An administration focused on reforming economy’
May 26, 2021 04:44Abdolnasser Hemmati, mainly seen as a moderate politician, is a senior economist and currently serves as governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
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Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh – ‘An administration in pursuit of sustainable economic growth’
May 26, 2021 03:51Reformist politician Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh formerly served as vice president and head of the National Sports Organization of Iran under ex-President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami.
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Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi – ‘An administration seeking dialog with people’
May 26, 2021 03:35Seyyed Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi is a Principlist politician and member of the Parliament (Majlis), who has represented Mashhad and Kalat electoral district at Iran’s legislative chamber since 2008. He currently serves as the legislature’s first vice speaker.
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Rouhani urges high turnout in Iran presidential election
May 26, 2021 03:25President Hassan Rouhani described popular votes as a guarantee of the establishment’s legitimacy and a symbol of freedom of choice, calling on all people to attend the upcoming polls that will elect his successor.
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Candidates announced, cleared to start campaigning for the upcoming Presidential Elections
May 25, 2021 07:47Interior Ministry has released a final list of the candidates found qualified by the Guardian Council to run for president in the June 18 election, officially clearing them to start campaigning.
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Raeisi says negotiated quietly to secure qualification of more candidates
May 25, 2021 15:46Hojjat al-Islam Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, Iran’s Judiciary chief and a candidate in the June 18 presidential election, says he negotiated quietly to secure the qualification of more candidates following a move by vetting body Guardian Council to disqualify a number of prominent figures, including Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri.
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Rostam Qassemi becomes second prominent candidate to withdraw, endorse Raeisi
May 25, 2021 03:12Former Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi has become the second prominent presidential hopeful to drop out of the June 18 election and endorse the Principlist camp’s best presumptive bet Ebrahim Raeisi.
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Vetting of Iranian presidential hopefuls over, ‘only seven’ candidates approved
May 25, 2021 01:47Iran’s Constitutional Council has confirmed that it has finished vetting individuals hoping to run for president in the June 18 election and that it has handed over a final list of approved candidates to the Interior Ministry.