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Hard-line judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran presidency
3 years, 6 months ago

Hard-line judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran presidency

The Hindu  

Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory on June 19, propelling the Supreme Leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position in a vote that appeared to see the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. In initial results, former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei won 3.3 million votes and moderate Abdolnasser Hemmati got 2.4 …

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Hardliner Raisi poised for big win in Iran presidential election
3 years, 6 months ago

Hardliner Raisi poised for big win in Iran presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Conservative judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi takes an unassailable lead in presidential election count, according to preliminary results. Iran’s hardline candidate Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative head of the judiciary, has taken an unassailable lead in the presidential election after 90 percent of the votes were counted, the interior ministry said on Saturday. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Tehran, said that …

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Iran election race narrows but fears persist of low turnout
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran election race narrows but fears persist of low turnout

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran grappled with fears of low voter turnout two days ahead of its presidential election as the race narrowed on Wednesday into a showdown between the country’s hard-line judiciary chief and moderate former Central Bank chief. He announced that he’d select current Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to join his administration as either vice president …

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Final presidential debate shows Iran’s political fissures
3 years, 6 months ago

Final presidential debate shows Iran’s political fissures

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran held a final presidential debate Saturday that showed the fissures within the Islamic Republic’s politics, as hard-liners referred to those seeking ties to the West as “infiltrators” and the race’s two other candidates brought up the unrest that surrounded Tehran’s disputed 2009 election. Hard-line former Revolutionary Guard chief Mohsen Rezaei described the Rouhani government as being …

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