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Iranian presidential election, 2013

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Nominee Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf Mohammad Gharazi Party ISE Independent   Nominee Saeed Jalili Mohsen Rezaee Party FSP MDP   Nominee Hassan Rouhani Ali Akbar Velayati Party CCA ICP

Nearly 50.5 million Iranians are heading to the polls to vote for a new President.

Iran is ruled for life by it supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but every four years a president is chosen to run the country's day to day affairs.

For the last eight years it's been President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in charge. But no President can stay on after eight years so it's time for someone new.

Iran presidential election: Moderate Hassan Rouhani on course for outright win

DUBAI: Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rouhani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday.

The vote is unlikely to radically alter ties between Tehran and the West, but if Rouhani wins he has indicated he would pursue a less confrontational foreign policy than current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and enact a "civil rights charter" at home.

With more than 5.2 million votes counted from the 50 million electorate, Rouhani had 52.30 percent of votes cast, Iran's interior ministry said. That takes Rouhani above the 50 percent of the vote he needs to avoid a second round run-off on June 21.

Rouhanii's nearest rival was conservative Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a long way behind with 17.33 percent. Other hardline candidates scored even lower.

Rouhani received significant boosts earlier this week when reformist candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, withdrew in his favor. His campaign was also endorsed by former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

In contrast, Iran's big-hitting conservatives failed to organize themselves around a single candidate, suffering what appeared a decisive split in their support base as a result.

Voting was extended by several hours at polling stations across the country on Friday as millions of Iranians turned out to cast their ballot in the first presidential race since a disputed 2009 contest led to months of political unrest.

Press TV reported that turnout was about 80 percent.

Security has been tight and campaigns subdued compared to the euphoric rallies that preceded the last presidential election in 2009, when reformist supporters thought they scented victory and the prospect of change in Iran.

Those hopes were dashed when rapid announcements gave Ahmadinejad 63 percent of the vote, returning him to office and starting a series of deadly protests that lasted for months.

source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 Iran Presidential Election Schedule 2013, Iran Election Date 2013

Timeline
7 May – The official registration of candidates began at Ministry of Interior.[91]
11 May – The time for registration was ended at 18:00 IRDT.
21 May – The final list of candidates was announced by Minister of Interior, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar. A number of 8 candidates are eligible to participate in the election.
24 May – Official propagation campaigns for the final candidates was began.
13 June – End of campaigns.
14 June – Election date.
15 June – Official results will be announced by Presidential Commission.
21 June – Date of possible run-off election.
25 June – Guardian Council will confirm/unconfirm the election results.
1 August – President-elect will meet with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
3 August – Inauguration of new President, replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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