Iran Elections 2017

A senior reformist politician reiterated the camp's support for President Hassan Rouhani's reelection bid. Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari, the deputy chairman of Reformist Policymaking Council, made the…

President Hassan Rouhani vowed to push ahead with his moderate agenda to bring greater social freedom and economic prosperity if he's reelected in the upcoming poll.

The six qualified candidates cleared to run for president by the election watchdog Guardians Council had their first live debate on Friday, warming up the race for the May 19 presidential poll.

The two leading principlist challengers to incumbent Hassan Rouhani's reelection bid, Ebrahim Raeisi and Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, have promised to boost youth employment and curb economic…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called on the candidates campaigning for the May 19 presidential race to promote plausible plans instead of indulging in rhetoric.

"All the candidates are…

The Department of Environment has once again called on voters to appoint environmentally-conscious candidates to city and village councils.

Presidential contender Ebrahim Raeisi said the Iranian people are tired of hearing empty promises from government officials and are desperate for serious action to boost employment.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on the six hopefuls approved to run in the forthcoming presidential election to commit themselves to promoting self-…

President Hassan Rouhani said Iranians' ballots in the upcoming city council elections greatly affect how their cities are governed, as Iranians are about to decide who to vote for on May 19.

The Hope parliamentary faction, comprising government backers and reformists, lends a hand to President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection bid in the May 19 vote.

Bahram Parsaei, the faction’s…

The Interior Ministry said debates among the six qualified candidates for the May 19 presidential vote would be televised live, reversing an earlier decision to broadcast the recorded version.

A special parliamentary board in charge of overseeing the forthcoming city council elections has finished vetting candidates and it has approved 2,722 hopefuls to vie for 31 seats in Tehran City…

Presidential candidate Ebrahim Raeisi selected Ali Nikzad, a former housing minister under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as the head of his campaign office.

Elections can disturb the gold market, but it has not witnessed any fluctuations so far, said the head of Tehran Gold and Jewelry Union.

"Despite the fact that presidential candidates have…

Campaigning for Iran’s presidential elections scheduled for May 19 began on Friday, after the Guardians Council considered only six candidates eligible to run for the presidency from…

Six hopefuls cleared to run for president by the election watchdog Guardians Council started on Friday their campaigns for the May 19 vote.  

The list shaping the field of candidates…

Iran's Interior Ministry has released the final list of candidates qualified to run in the May 19 presidential election.

Guardians Council’s Spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei explained the process started on Sunday to screen 1,636 nominees registered for the May 19 presidential election.

The council oversees all…

Lawmakers described Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri’s decision to stand in the upcoming presidential poll as a well-thought-out move aimed at protecting President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection bid…

Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture–the country's biggest private-sector assembly–issued a business manifesto on Tuesday, outlining the Iranian private sector's…

The Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces' final presidential nominee or nominees will be announced by May 10, nine days before Election Day.

After its second assembly early this month…

With the five-day registration period ending on Saturday, the Guardians Council, the presidential election watchdog, started screening applications of hopefuls for the May presidential race on…

A senior member of the Reformist Policymaking Council said the last-minute entry of Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri in the presidential race was a tactical move by reformists aimed at hedging…

A number of well-known political figures also arrived at the Interior Ministry’s Election Headquarters on Saturday to register for the upcoming presidential election slated for May 19 on the last…

Major contenders Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raeisi filed paperwork to run for president at the Interior Ministry’s Election Headquarters in Tehran on Friday, heating up the May 19 presidential…