Ebrahim Raisi 2017 presidential campaign

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Ebrahim Raisi 2017 presidential campaign
Campaign2017 Presidential Election
CandidateEbrahim Raisi
AffiliationCombatant Clergy Association
StatusAnnounced: 6 April 2017[1]
Registered: 14 April 2017[2]
HeadquartersMashhad, Iran
Key people
Slogan
“Government of Dignity and Work”[7]
Website
Raisi.org
Raisi-setad.com

Ebrahim Raisi, chairman of Astan Quds Razavi launched his election campaign for 2017 presidential election in April 2017.

Early stages

In February 2017, Ebrahim Raisi was said to be backed by the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability and emerging as the conservative camp consensus candidate.[8] A senior member of the front told press that his party tried to “persuade Ebrahim Raisi to run in the elections, but did not succeed”.[9] On 23 February 2017, Raisi won the majority of votes during the meeting held by Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, a newly established umbrella organization of conservatives.[10]

50 out of the 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, whose names has not been disclosed, have signed a letter supporting Raisi for president in March 2017.[11]

Branding

Raisi speaking after registration

Raisi's campaign pursues a populist agenda.[12]

It focuses on presenting him as a symbol of Mohammad Beheshti, Iran's chief justice assassinated in 1981.[4] He showcases himself as reluctant to take office and running because of “religious and revolutionary responsibility”, and tries to boost support by signifying that he is Seyyed.[13] His campaign portrays him as "man of the people"; when Mashhad was hit by an earthquake in early April, he cancelled his meeting in Tehran and said “it is necessary to be with the religious people of this land”.[14]

Raisi has publicized pictures of his visits to poverty-stricken areas in remote villages,[15] and opening an apartment complex for the families of Afghan fighters killed in Syrian civil war.[16]

On 17 April 2017, Raisi wrote an open letter to Hassan Rouhani, recommending him to “observe moral codes”.[17] Raisi's campaign symbol is "National identity card".[18]

Media coverage

Iranian moderates and reformists have criticized Iran's state-run television, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), for "excessively reporting" on Raisi. According to Etemaad newspaper, the television has been showing Raisi as the prayer Imam regularly in recent days. Raisi however wrote an open letter to IRIB head Abdulali Ali-Asgari, claiming it has 'biased advertisements' toward Rouhani because of coverage of his speeches as the President of Iran.[19]

Social media activity

In March 2017, a determined campaign began in social media with circulating pictures of mostly young people, including liberal-looking women loosely wearing a hijab, holding pictures with the hashtag #RaisiCome (Persian: #رئیسی‎‎_بيا).[16][20]

IRIB programmes[21]
Program title (Channel) Time File
Special conversation (IRIB2) 26 April 2017, 22:45–23:30 [1]
Debate (IRIB1) 28 April 2017, 16:00–19:00 [2] [3]
With camera (IRIB1) 30 April 2017, 22:00–22:45 [4]
Documentary (IRIB1) 3 May 2017,18:30–19:00 [5]
Reply Iranian abroad (JJ1) 4 May 2017, 00:30–01:30 [6]
Debate (IRIB1) 5 May 2017, 16:00–19:00 [7]
Special conversation (IRIB2) 7 May 2017, 22:45–23:30
Debate (IRIB1) 10 May 2017, 16:00–19:00
Recorded conversation (IRINN) 10 May 2017, 21:30–22:00
Reply Youths (IRIB3) 13 May 2017, 19:10–18:10
Documentary (IRIB1) 14 May 2017,22:00–22:30
Reply Iranian abroad (JJ1) 15 May 2017, 00:30–01:30
Recorded conversation (IRINN) 16 May 2017, 21:30–22:00
Reply Experts (IRIB4) 17 May 2017, 18:00–19:00

Political positions

Economics

Raisi' speech in Tehran

Raisi has said “I see the activation of a resistance economy as the only way to end poverty and deprivation in the country”.[16] He supports development of the agricultural sector, rather than spending money on shopping malls, which “will eventually benefit foreign brands”.[12]

He has promised to triple the monthly state benefits, currently 450,000 rials per citizen, to tackle corruption and create six million jobs.[22]

Foreign policy

Answering reporters about his foreign policy, he said it “would be to establish ties with every country except Israel”.[15]

Provincial visits

Province Date Ref
South Khorasan 25 April [23]
Yazd 25 April [24]
Qazvin 30 April [25]
Zanjan 30 April [26]
Hormozgan 1 May [27]
Hamedan 2 May [28]
Kermanshah 2 May [29]
Ilam 3 May [30]
Lorestan 3 May [31]
Qom 6 May [32]
Markazi 7 May [33]

Endorsements

Raisi accompanied by Farhad Rahbar, Nader Talebzadeh and Masoud Mir-Kazemi while registering as a candidate

Organizations

Individuals

Assembly of Experts members
MPs
Former ministers
Former vice presidents
Former vice ministers
Judiciary officials
Others

Controversy

Raisi's practice of distributing flour among the poor has been criticized and compared to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's similar distribution of potatoes before 2009 presidential election.[45]

References

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