Elections

Elections 2022 – Police prepare for “major operation”; Guardian Council spokesperson: We have no disqualifications at all

There are seventeen days left until the 13th presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran. While some current and…

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Elections 2022 – Mohsen Mehralizadeh: Raisi should either resign from the post of head of the judiciary or withdraw from the candidacy

There are only eighteen days left until the presidential election, but there is still disagreement among those involved over when to hold the debates…

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Khamenei's all-out defense of the Parliament and the Guardian Council

In a virtual meeting with members of parliament, the Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran encouraged people to participate in the elections and called for…

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Protesting Disqualifications: From Rouhani to Ahmadinejad

Hassan Rouhani, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the Reform Front protested the widespread disqualification of presidential candidates. Rouhani said that in…

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The International Federation of Journalists condemns "harassment of media professionals in Iran" ahead of the elections

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has described the “judicial summonses and warnings issued against Iranian journalists” in the run-up to Iran’s presidential elections as “pressure and…

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boycotted the 2021 presidential elections

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says: "They should come on television, on a live program, and in my presence, to announce why I...

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The Guardian Council has approved the qualifications of seven candidates.

The Guardian Council has completed the review of the qualifications of presidential election candidates and their names have been sent to the Ministry of Interior.…

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Elections 2022 – Iranian officials concerned about the increase in supporters of the election boycott; wave of resignations in favor of the presidency

With only four days left until the start of election campaigns and 25 days until the 13th round of presidential elections…

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