Category: Iran Elections

Iran’s Guardian Council Hinted at Hashemi Rafsanjani’s Disapproval
The statement of Kadkhodaei could be a warning for the 78 year old two-term former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani whom his old age has been the target of criticism by his rivals and authorities.

Jalili: Amputee Candidate Becoming Frontrunner in Presidential Race
Iranian people don’t have a negative memory of him, because he was never involved in domestic politics. While Hashemi’s past is filled with failures (of course along with successes) and this can be a winner for Jalili, as it was for Ahmadinejad in 2005 when his opponent was Hashemi.

How Iranians Vote
The Islamic Republic of Iran will have a presidential election on June 14, 2013. As an observer of elections in different countries I find that Iranian election procedures are very similar to those of the most democratic elections held in European nations, such as France

Latest on Iran Election: 7-8 Candidate Will Be Qualified; MPs Urged Rejection of Rafsanjani
Latest on Iran Election: 7-8 Candidate Will Be Qualified; MPs Urged Rejection of Rafsanjani

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran’s Presidential Election Has Become an International Issue
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that “the upcoming presidential election in the country has become a major international issue.”
“All Think Tanks around the world are monitoring this prominent event and they have specific plans and objectives regarding the Iran election,” he said during a visit with families of Iran-Iraq war martyrs.

Senior Iranian Commander Warns About “Replacing Election With a Crisis”
“The US, Israel, Deviant Circle and the seditionists will challenge Iran’s election if they find a chance,” Deputy Chairman of Iranian Armed Forces’ Chief of Staff Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said in an exclusive interview with Iran’sView on Tuesday.

Jalili’s Candidacy Will Not Affect Iran’s Nuclear Talks: FM Spokesman
Sayed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman and a member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team said Saeed Jalili’s run for president will not affect the process of nuclear talks with the group of P5+1 consisting five permenant member of security council and Germany.