Politics

According to the law, the electoral campaign in all its forms, started on April 20, for the candidates must finish twenty-four hours before the beginning of the election process.The election begins tomorrow (Friday) at eight in the morning in about 64 thousand polling stations.9411**2050 www.irna.ir

The candidates included Ebrahim Raeisi, Custodian of the Imam Reza Holy Shrine in Mashad; First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri; Mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf; former minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mostafa Mirsalim; former Minister of Physical Education Mostafa Hashemi Taba, and President Hassan Rouhani.The debates were held on April …

Addressing thousands of enthusiasts in Mashad, Rouhani said some assume that they have supremacy in all affairs which is totally out of question. 'We have one government, one leader and one constitution and for each city we do not need a separate leader,' he said.You have earned such huge sum …

Recent allegations raised against the ministry of education is fabricated by those seeking to dominate the country, he said. In his statement, Rouhani thanked Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei who called for calm and secure elections and invited all relevant organizations and bodies to look …

Friday's elections will show the world that it should talk to the Iranian nation in a language of respect, nor a threatening one, he said, adding that if it was not for the Iranians' participation in election 92 (2013), JCPOA would not bear fruit and the sanctions would not be …

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani made the remarks in a statement released on the occasion of Iran’s presidential and local elections on May 19.Elections are opportunities for the growth of public awareness and promotion of national security, he added.The official urged huge turnout of people in …

Secretary of the Interior Ministry's State Elections Committee Ali Pourali Motlaq made the remarks in an interview with IRNA.Other presidential candidates have not already sent their resignation letter to the Interior Ministry, he added.Mohammad Dehqan, head of the electoral committee of Qalibaf, had previously announced that the letter have been …

In an interview with IRNA, Dr. Syed Qandil Abbas, Professor of International Relations at Qauid-e-Azam University said that Iranian people by electing their government in fact can play their own role in democratic process of the country and it is their votes that indirectly impact on regional and international issues. …

With regard to present critical situation in the region, a massive turnout and the widespread reflection of the event in the world media will make Iran proud on the world scene and reinforce its national power, said Vartan Vartanian the Yerevan-based Armenian figure who is quite famous in the Middle …

Ahead of the presidential and Islamic city council elections, a group of people from various backgrounds met with Ayatollah Khamenei this morning.According to the English website of the Leader office, in this meeting, the Leader of the Revolution urged the nation to appreciate the peace and security Iran enjoys during …