Tag: Hashemi Rafsanjani
Iran’s Election: Poll Results Suggest a 50% turnout and A Run Off Voting
An analysis based on the results of three surveys conducted by three reliable Iranian polling centers shows that none of Iran’s presidential candidates would gain enough votes to win outright on the first ballot.
More than 50 million Iranians will head to the polls on June 14th to determine Iran’s next president. Iran’s Guardian Council has approved eight candidates to compete in the poll. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote a runoff is scheduled to be held a week later.
Iran’s Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei Appreciates Law-abiding Disqualified Candidates
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei said “everyone should try to have an enthusiastic election with attendance of public. Since the Islamic revolution, strength and power of the Islamic regime was based on the support of the people.””All of presidential candidates reiterated on their commitment to the law,” said Ayatollah Khamenei in a meeting with members of Iran’s Majlis on Wednsday.”[We] should appreciate all of candidates and especially those who did not qualified [to run for president], but chose to abide by the law,” he said.
Iran’s Election: Principalists In Disarray After Hashemi Disqualified
As Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s candidacy broke the arrangement among Iran’s presidential candidates, his withdrawal did the same too.
Four Pincipalist candidates are Ali Akbar Velayati, Muhammad Baqer Qalibaf and Haddad Adel who are three members of the Progressive Coalition or the Coalition of 2+1 who seem to be open to Saeed Jalili joining them.
Hashemi Will Not Oppose His Disqualification By The Guardian Council: Campaign’s Spokesman
“Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will not consider any objection to the decision of his disqualification by the Guardian Council,” Eshagh jahangiri the spokesman of Hashemi Rafsanjani ‘s election campaign said in an interview with Iranian Students’s News Agency on Wednesday.
Everything About Mohammad Gharazi, Unknown Qualified Presidential Candidate
While some of prominent Iranian politicians couldn’t get qualification, the list of qualified candidates include an unknown name: Mohammad Gharazi.
Mashaei Will Ask Ayatollah Khamenei And Ahmadinejad To Fix His Disqualification
Mashaei Will Ask Ayatollah Khamenei And Ahmadinejad To Fix His Disqualification
Disqualified Candidates Cannot Appeal Decision Of The Guardian Council
“According to the law, disqualified candidates cannot appeal the decision of the Guardian Council,” said Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei the spokesman of the Council in an interview with Iran’s state TV on Tuesday.