Iran Presidential Elections

Concerns Mount Among Iranians Over Raisi's Successor

par This Is Beirut, 22/05 17:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Concerns are growing among some people in Iran about who will replace Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic republic after his death in a helicopter crash on Sunday. "I'm more worried than sad," Mohadeseh Jalali said at Wednesday's funeral in Tehran for Raisi and his entourage, who died when their aircraft hit a mountain in northwest Iran ...

Two Ultraconservative Candidates Exit Iran Presidential Race

par This Is Beirut, 27/06 11:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two ultraconservative candidates have pulled out of Iran's Friday presidential vote, leaving four contenders including one reformist still in the race. Tehran's ultraconservative mayor, Alireza Zakani, announced his withdrawal in a post on social media platform X on Thursday, after earlier denying he was ending his campaign. Zakani's withdrawal ...

Reformists Hope for Breakthrough as Iran Vote Extended

par This Is Beirut, 28/06 23:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Voting in Iran's presidential election on Friday was extended a third time as Iranians cast their ballots in a contest marked by a lone reformist's bid to break through against a divided conservative field. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the election called after the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a ...

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