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In Photos: Supporters of Iranian Presidential Candidates Street Campaigning
Iranians will cast their votes in the presidential election on Friday June 14th. Since the 2009 Post-election protests turned into riots, many observers suggested a sharp decline in the people’s participation in subsequent presidential elections but now, after four years Iran is witnessing a warm race between Reformist, Principalist and independent presidential candidates. A run-off round is expected as none of six remaining candidates are likely to gain 50% of ballots in polls.
Unified Iranian Reformists Behind Rowhani The Worst News For Principalists
the Reformists’ success to have a single candidate is the worst news for the Principalists who have three candidates for the presidential election.
Iran Election: Guardian Council Briefed Candidates While Adel Quits the Race
“In this meeting we are to clarify the procedures of the election [for the candidates] and to hear comments of the candidates,” said Kadkhodaei in a presser just before the meeting.
While the representative of Gholam Ali Hadad Adel was absent at today’s meeting. A few hours after the meeting Gholam Ali Hadad Adel issued a statement announcing his quit from the election race in favor of the “Prinipalist Candidates”. He didn’t mention name of any of the candidates.
Iran MP Warns of Turkey Following Syria If It Does Not Change Path
Haghighat-Poor suggested to Erdogan “try to solve the domestic issues and welfare problems” by ending “support for the Syrian armed opposition”.
“If the Turkish government doesn’t correct its mistakes and instead continues in its current policies, more opposition will emerge and Turkey will follow the pattern that Syria has,” he warned.
Khatami Trying To Unify Reformists Behind Aref
Although an interview with Hasan Rasooli (a deputy of Mohammad Reza Aref) with Iran’sView on Thursday shows some developments in the reformist’s front.
“Reformists will gain a better result if Dr. Aref and Dr. Rowhani agree on a mechanism initiated by Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami to determine a single candidate to remain in the race,” said Hasan Rasooli in an exclusive interview with Iran’sView.
Iran Denies Involvement In The Turkey Unrest, Asks For Access to Arrested Citizen
Sayed Abbas Araghchi, Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied any Iranian involvement in Turkey unrests.
Some Turkish media quoted an unknown source that Turkish police have arrested an Iranian national named Shayan Shamloo in connection with demonstrations in the capital city of Ankara.
Iran Congratulates Syria For Regaining Control of Strategic Qusayr
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African affairs congratulates Syrian people for regaining full control of strategic Qusayr by Syrian army.
“Some parties that are supporting terrorists and supplying them with weapons are responsible for slaughter of Syrian people and destroying their land,” he said in an interview with Iranian Fars news agency on Wednesday.