Islamic Republic to stay as long as ballot boxes exist
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, “as long as ballot boxes and elections exist, the Islamic Republic will remain.” Speaking in…
Tag Archives: Iran election
Feb 21 a ‘significant day’ of all Iranians: Spox
IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote in his tweeter on Thursday that tomorrow (parliamentary election day) will be regarded as…
Rouhani to take the oath of office on August 5
IRNA – The swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s re-elected President Hassan Rouhani is to be held on August 5 in the Parliament (Majlis),…
President Rouhani to take oath of office on August 5
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to swear in as 12th president of Islamic Republic on August 5, 2017, Majlis(parliament) public…
Major cleric: Participants in 2009 conspiracy should be kept out of government
IRNA – Tehran’s substitute Friday prayers leader said those who triggered political unrest after the 2009 presidential elections should be deterred from…
Vetting bodies verify results of city council election in Tehran
IRNA — Electoral District Executive and Supervisory Committees which oversee elections have officially validated the results of May 19 city council election…
Iranian nation seeks respectful interaction with world: Rouhani
Press TV – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Iranian nation has chosen the path of interaction with the rest of the world away…
Voting hours extended for 3rd time in Iran
IRNA – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that voting for presidential and local elections in Iran has been extended for the…
Interior Ministry confirms Qalibaf withdrawing from electoral race
IRNA – Interior Ministry senior official on Wednesday confirmed that it has received the letter of resignation of presidential election candidate Mohammad…
GC favors gradual release of Iran election results: Spokesman
Tasnim – Spokesman for Iran’s Guardian Council said the influential body, which is in charge of supervising elections, is not of the…
Presidential candidate Jahangiri urges rivals to offer realistic employment plans
Tasnim – Eshaq Jahangiri, a candidate in Iran’s presidential election who has been campaigning in support of President Hassan Rouhani, called on…
About 67% of Iranians to vote in presidential elections: Polls
IRNA – Some 66.7 percent of respondents to a survey carried out by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on May 7-8…
Iran’s Rouhani says upcoming election ‘historical decision’
AP – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said that Friday’s presidential election will place the country at a critical juncture, and its…
Iranian Presidential elections to be held in London, 6 UK cities
IRNA – The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London announced here that in order to facilitate the right of…
Iranians must give Rouhani second term to make good on nuclear deal: vice president
Reuters – Iran’s president must get a second term to secure the economic benefits that he promised would result from a diplomatic…
Iran optimistic about running elections in Canada
MNA – Bahram Ghasemi said Iran is hopeful of balloting Iranians residing in Canada for presidential elections although Tehran and Ottawa lack…
Rouhani vows to preserve N-deal in 2nd term
MNA – President Rouhani vowed to preserve the Iran’s nuclear deal during his second term, adding his administration will still have a…
Presidential candidate says voting no formality in Iran
Press TV – A candidate in the forthcoming Iran’s presidential election says voting is not a matter of formality in the country but…
2nd presidential group debate to be held on Friday
IRNA – The second live debate of presidentioal election candidates focusing on political and cultural issues is scheduled to be held on…
US deluded if thinks can sway Iran election: Defense minister
Press TV – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says the United States is under an illusion if it assumes that…
Raisi vows to triple amount of cash handouts for poor Iranians
IFP – Ebrahim Raisi, one of the six presidential candidates, promised in the first presidential debate to triple the amount of cash…
Jahangiri: I Represent Iranian Reformists in Presidential Election
IFP – In a clear clash with conservative presidential candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Es’haq Jahangiri said he is representing the reformist movement,…
Candidates fire first salvos in Iran presidential race
Press TV – The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) will air the draw for broadcasting live debates of presidential candidates on…
Weekly report: Iranian candidates start presidential campaigns
April 23, The Iran Project – Iran celebrating National Army Day with military parades, opening ceremony of Intl. Quran competitions in Tehran,…
Iran to broadcast presidential debates live: Interior Ministry
Press TV – Iran’s Election Campaign Monitoring Committee has revised an earlier decision not to cover live the planned presidential debates in the country,…
Iran cleric urges live broadcast of presidential election debates
A top Iranian cleric has called for the live televised broadcast of the forthcoming presidential election debates, saying the measure would boost the…
Iran’s Interior Ministry announces final list of presidential candidates
Press TV – The Iranian Interior Ministry has released the final list of candidates qualified to run in the forthcoming presidential election. Iran’s…
Iranian top cleric calls for high turnout in upcoming elections
Tasnim – Senior Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi stressed the need for all the people of the country to participate…
Photos: 2nd day of registration for 12th Presidential Elections
IRNA| Mahdi Qorbani: Different candidates from around the country took to the election headquarters in the Ministry of Interior to register for…
Former president Ahmadinejad registers for presidential election
IRNA – Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered for the upcoming presidential elections to be held on May 19. Head of the Islamic…
18,000 women applicants register for Iran’s local elections
IFP – More than 18,000 female applicants have registered to contest in Iran’s City and Village Councils Elections due to be held…
126 hopefuls register for presidential election in first day
IRNA – In the first day of registration for the next presidential election in Iran to be held on May 19, 126…
President calls for huge voter participation in May 19 elections
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called on the Iranian people to maintain an outstanding participation in the upcoming May 19…
Photos: Registration process begins for 12th Presidential Elections
IRNA| Faraj Samadi: Would-be candidates in the 12th Presidential Elections begun registering on Tuesday morning and the process will continue for 4…
ICP official registers for presidential election
IRNA – Head of the Islamic Coalition Party’s Central Council Mostafa Mirsalim registered his name on Tuesday morning to run the next…
Registration of presidential hopefuls starts in Iran
Press TV – Volunteers from across Iran have started registering to contest the country’s 12th presidential election. The registration process began at…
Iran to hold City Councils elections fully electronically in 27 provinces: Official
Tasnim – Iran plans to hold the 5th City and Village Councils elections through using electronic voting in all provinces of the…
Popular Front finalizes Principlist line-up for presidential elections
MNA – Second meeting of the national forum of Popular Front of Islamic Revolutionary Forces has finalized the Principlist line-up for presidential…
Unwilling to run for presidency
MNA – Tehran’s mayor has said in a statement he is unwilling and unplanned to run for presidency in the upcoming May…
Top Iranian cleric Raeesi to run for President
Tasnim – Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeesi, the chief custodian and trustee of the Astan Quds Razavi, a charitable organization holding trusteeship of…