2017 Iranian presidential election
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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Iran on 19 May 2017. It will be the twelfth presidential election in Iran. Local elections will be held alongside of this election.
Electoral system
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Scope of power
Eligibility
Any Iranian citizen born in Iran, believing in God and the official religion of Iran (Islam), who has always been loyal to the Constitution and is above 21 years of age may register as a presidential candidate. An institution called the Election Monitoring Agency (EMA) and managed by the Guardian Council vets registered candidates (in the 2009 election 36,000 people signed up as candidates) and selects a handful to run in the election. The Guardian Council does not announce publicly the reason for rejections of particular candidates although those reasons are explained to each candidate. Females who register as candidates have invariably been excluded from standing for election by the Council.[1][2]
Timeline
According to the official dates announced on 1 April 2017 by the Ministry of Interior:[3]
- 11 April - Start of the election process with the Minister of the Interior's order
- 11–13 April - Governors establish Executive Boards
- 11–15 April – Registration period for candidates
- 15 April – Registration ends at 18:00 IRDT
- 16 April – Guardian Council begins vetting registered candidates
- 21 April – Guardian Council addresses objections from disqualified candidates
- 26–27 April – Final list of candidates announced
- 28 April – Final candidates launch official campaigns
- 17 May – End of campaigns
- 19 May – Election date
Candidates
Major enrolled
![Hassan Rouhani[4] President of Iran (campaign)](/wiki/File:Hassan_Rouhani_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Ebrahim Raisi[4] Former Attorney-General of Iran (campaign)](/wiki/File:Ebrahim_Raisi_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[5] Former President of Iran](/wiki/File:Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf[6] Mayor of Tehran](/wiki/File:Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf_registering_at_the_2017_Iranian_presidential_election_04.jpg)
![Mostafa Mir-Salim[7] Former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance](/wiki/File:Mostafa_Mir-Salim_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Hamid Baghaei[5] Former Vice President of Iran](/wiki/File:Hamid_Baqai_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Eshaq Jahangiri[6] First Vice President of Iran](/wiki/File:Eshaq_Jahangiri_at_Interior_Ministry_for_2017_presidential_nomination_13.jpg)
![Mohammad Gharazi[8] Former Minister of Post](/wiki/File:Mohammad_Gharazi_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mostafa Hashemitaba[8] Former Vice President of Iran](/wiki/File:Mostafa_Hashemitaba_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi[9] Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Mohammad_Mehdi_Zahedi_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Alireza Zakani[10] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Alireza_Zakani_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mostafa Kavakebian[10] Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Mostafa_Kavakebian_registering_at_the_2017_Iranian_presidential_election.jpg)
![Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee[11] Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Hamid_Reza_Haji_Babaee_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Sadeq Khalilian[12] Former Minister of Agriculture](/wiki/File:Sadeq_Khalilian_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Masoud Zaribafan[13] Former Vice President of Iran](/wiki/File:Masoud_Zaribafan_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mohammad Hashemi Rafsanjani[11] Former Director of IRIB](/wiki/File:Mohammad_Hashemi_Rafsanjani_registration_at_2017_presidential_election.jpg)
![Mohsen Rohami[14] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Mohsen_Rahami.jpg)
Other nominations
Other nominations
![Mohammad Ali Pourmokhtar[15] Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Mohammad_Ali_Pourmokhtar.jpg)
![Hashem Bathaie Golpayenagi[17]> Member of Assembly of Experts](/wiki/File:Hashem_Bathaie_Golpayenagi.jpg)
![Ghasem Sholeh-Saadi[18] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Ghasem_Sholeh-Saadi.jpg)
![Azam Taleghani[19] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Azam_Taleghani.jpg)
![Mousa Reza Servati[20] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Mousa_Reza_Servati.jpg)
![Hassan Sobhani[21] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Hassan_Sobhani_in_the_election_commission.jpg)
![Ali Yousefpour[22] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Ali_Yousefpour.jpg)
![Alireza Monadi[23] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Alireza_Monadi.jpg)
![Ahmad Kashani[24] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Ahmad_kashani.jpg)
![Avaz Heydarpour[25] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Avaz_Heydarpour.jpg)
![Ahmad Mousavi[26] Former Member of the Parliament](/wiki/File:Ahmad_Mousavi.jpg)
![Abdolhassan Moghtadaei[27] Former Governor of Khuzestan Province](/wiki/File:Abdolhassan_Moghtadaei.jpg)
![Hooshang Amirahmadi[29] President of the American Iranian Council](/wiki/File:Hooshang_Amirahmadi.jpg)
![Khosro Nassirizadeh[30] Secretary-General of Iran's Experts Convention](/wiki/File:Khosro_Nassirizadeh.jpg)
![Saeed Yari[31] Secretary-General of Organization for Defending National Interests](/wiki/File:%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF_%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C.jpg)
![Amrollah Sheikhiani[32] Secretary-General of People's Party](/wiki/File:Amrollah_Sheikhiani.jpg)
![Mehdi Khazali[29] Blogger and publisher](/wiki/File:Mehdi_Khazali.jpg)
![Mohsen Gharvian[33] Islamic philosopher](/wiki/File:Mohsen_Gharvian.jpg)
![Mahdi Kalhor[35] Journalist](/wiki/File:Mahdi_Kalhor.jpg)
![Maryam Ebrahimvand[36] Cinema director](/wiki/File:Maryam_Ebrahimvand.jpg)
![Aminollah Rashidi[37] Singer and composer](/wiki/File:Aminollah_Rashidi.jpg)
![Abbas Palizdar[38] Political whistleblower](/wiki/File:Abbas_Palizdar.jpg)
Withdrew
- Ghodrat-Ali Heshmatian, former member of the parliament from Sonqor registered on 15 April 2017.[39] He previously announced his candidacy on 20 March 2017. He withdrew his nomination on 18 April with sending a letter to the Guardian Council.[40]
- Mohammad Zareh Foumani, Secretary-General of Popular Party of Reforms announced his nomination on 17 March 2017 and registered on 13 April.[41] He withdrew on 19 April 2017.[42]
Campaign
Debates and TV programs
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) will provide each candidate with 210 minutes for campaign talks on TV,[43] and there would be three live debate sessions on politics, economics, and social pressing issues aired on Channel 1.[44]
Opinion polls
Reactions
- April
Israel — Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in an interview published on 11 April 2017 said “I wouldn’t be surprised if during the Iranian election on May 19, somebody assassinates the president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani”.[45]
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