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2017-03-12 09:48
Construction Party does not favor a Rouhani substitute
TEHRAN – The secretary general of the Construction Party has said his party does not favor endorsing a substitute for Hassan Rouhani in the upcoming presidential election.
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2017-03-11 10:07
Rouhani to run for second presidential term
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani will run for a second presidential term in the upcoming election, a senior advisor to Rouhani has said.
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2017-03-11 09:22
Iran shelves plan to hold elections fully electronically
TEHRAN – Iran’s Guardian Council has ruled out the possibility that the presidential election, slated for May 19, will be held electronically in all polling stations.
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2017-03-09 22:32
Reformists to have candidates more than Rouhani: Aref
TEHRAN – The reform front is going to name more candidates than Hassan Rouhani alone for the May presidential election, the front’s decision making council chief Mohammad Reza Aref told Fars on Wednesday.
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2017-03-08 08:40
IRGC commanders not allowed to interfere in presidential election
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commanders are not allowed to interfere in the upcoming presidential election, the IRGC chief said on Tuesday, Mehr reported.
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2017-03-07 21:35
Presidential candidates’ enrollment starts April 9
TEHRAN – The Iranian Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that the date to register to contest the presidential election will start on April 9.
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2017-03-07 20:56
Expert Assembly urges massive voter turnout
TEHRAN - Massive turnout in elections and voting for the fittest are the top two priorities in the upcoming polls in Iran, Assembly of Experts chairman Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati underscored in comments on Tuesday.
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2017-03-07 10:34
Mirsalim, potential presidential candidate, meets Makarem Shirazi
TEHRAN – Mostafa Mirsalim, a potential principlist candidate for the 2017 presidential election, met with Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, the Shoma weekly paper reported on Monday.
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2017-03-07 08:52
Social media won’t freeze during presidential election: minister
TEHRAN — Social media in Iran won’t freeze during presidential election, due in May 2017, the ICT minister said in an interview with the Iran newspaper published on Monday.
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2017-03-07 05:47
Aref: We will name a presidential candidate by March 20
TEHRAN – The reformist policy making council will name a candidate for the May presidential election by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20), the council’s chief Mohammad Reza Aref announced on Monday.
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2017-03-06 09:01
Over 280 hopefuls register for midterm Majlis elections
TEHRAN – More than 280 individuals have registered to run in the midterm parliamentary elections slated for May 19, Tasnim reported on Sunday.
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2017-03-06 07:48
Front of Independents and Moderates names candidates
TEHRAN – The Front of Independents and Moderates has introduced five candidates for the May presidential election.
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2017-02-28 06:02
Principlists seek coalition ahead of elections
TEHRAN — Principlist groups will start talks on forming a coalition for the presidential election, due in May, head of Islamic Coalition Party said, ISNA reported on Monday.
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2017-02-26 20:32
Rouhani to run in May presidential election
TEHRAN – A senior official has said that President Hassan Rouhani has decided to run in the May presidential polls.
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2017-02-26 09:18
Nobody has right to use public property for campaigns: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s interior minister on Saturday reiterated that nobody has right to use public property for the promotion of a person or group for the upcoming or any other elections.
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2017-02-25 09:11
More politicians say won’t run for president
TEHRAN – On Friday, the Razavi Shrine Guardian said he won’t be running for the post of president in the May elections.
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2017-02-21 13:25
Popular front to hold national congress
TEHRAN – The Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces is going to stage a congress on Wednesday with 2,500 members from all over the country, Mehr reported.
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2017-02-20 10:12
Presidential election process to start May 12
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Election Headquarters has said that the upcoming presidential election’s process will begin on May 12.
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2017-02-19 12:04
Ahmadinejad VP announces plan to run for president
TEHRAN – Hamidreza Baqaee, who used to act as vice president for executive affairs under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has announced his intention to run for president in the May election.
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2017-02-15 10:38
House arrest a national decision: Tehran prosecutor
TEHRAN – The Tehran prosecutor said on Tuesday that the house arrest of 2009 post-election opposition leaders is a “national decision”.
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2017-02-15 10:36
Reformists set to allocate 50% of council seats to women, youth
TEHRAN – The reformists are intent upon allocating 50 percent of the council seats to women and the youth, the head of the reformists’ policy making council said on Tuesday.
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2017-02-15 10:28
Islamic Coalition Party to support principlist union
TEHRAN – The Islamic Coalition Party will support and follow any union among principlist groups in anticipation of the May presidential election, a party member said.
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2017-02-12 21:09
55 million Iranians qualified to vote in May elections
TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry has said that nearly 55 million people are qualified to vote in the May presidential elections.
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2017-01-26 13:31
Popular Front non-partisan, revolutionary
TEHRAN – The Popular Front of the Islamic Revolution Forces is a non-partisan, revolutionary group, a member told a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday evening.
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2017-01-24 10:39
Interior Ministry prepared for a mid-term Assembly election
TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry is prepared in case of an order for a mid-term Assembly of Experts election, Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Monday.
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2017-01-24 10:39
New political group announces formation
TEHRAN – The Front for Development, Welfare, and Justice announced its formation on Monday, ISNA reported.
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2017-01-22 09:34
Electronic voting operational for council elections
TEHRAN – The e-voting for the upcoming council elections has become final and is completely operational, said the head of IT committee at the election headquarters.
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2017-01-21 09:34
Interior Ministry to announce council elections signup on March 25
TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry will announce the signup days for council elections on March 25, spokesman Salman Samani told Mehr on Thursday.
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2017-01-20 21:27
Iran could have first female presidential candidate
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic’s first and only female minister, who had headed the Ministry of Health and Medical Education between 2009 and 2012, could also become the first woman in Iran to be running for presidency, ISNA reported.
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2017-01-15 14:18
Guardian Council to announce decision on e-voting in 10 days
TEHRAN – The Guardian Council will probably announce its decision about if and how to hold e-voting in the May 19 elections, ISNA reported on Saturday.
