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1,636 candidates file for Iran’s presidential elections: Official

EghtesadOnline: Few hours after a five-day time to register for Iran's upcoming presidential elections came to an end, Head of the Elections Headquarters Ali-Asghar Ahmadi said that totally 1,636 candidates filed for the elections.
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Publish Date:16/April/2017 | 04:25

Vice President Jahangiri Quits Iran Presidential Election Race

EghtesadOnline: Vice president and presidential contender, Es'haq Jahangiri, announced on Tuesday he has dropped out in favor of incumbent President Hassan Rouhani, urging his backers to turn out in large numbers to give Rouhani a stronger mandate to press ahead with his plans to bolster the economy and promote social freedoms.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 09:07

Iran Moderates Rally Round Rouhani to Oppose Hardliners

EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election campaign received a lift as a fellow moderate withdrew from the race, and he was endorsed by the influential grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic.
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Publish Date:17/May/2017 | 05:26

Tehran mayor to quit Iran’s presidential race

EghtesadOnline: Tehran mayor and a candidate in Iran's 12th presidential election, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has issued a statement announcing that he is to withdraw from the presidential race.
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Publish Date:15/May/2017 | 13:52

Rouhani: 12th government to promote justice, reforms

EghtesadOnline: Presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani said on his Presidential campaign on Saturday that the 12th government is to promote justice and reforms in the country.
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Publish Date:14/May/2017 | 04:37

Tayyebnia Refutes Monetary Claims of Presidential Candidates

EghtesadOnline: The economy minister in his latest press conference elaborated on the country’s oil income and banking system partly in response to the claims of candidates running for president in the May 19 elections.
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Publish Date:12/May/2017 | 06:42

Iran Presidential Vote Overshadowed By Populism

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s presidential election campaign is in full swing and what was perceived as an easy victory for the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani seeking reelection only a few weeks ago is now appearing more challenging.
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Publish Date:12/May/2017 | 06:35

Jahangiri Sets Out Economic Agenda

EghtesadOnline: First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri said making improvements in the business environment is a prerequisite to any development, while outlining the prospective government’s economic agenda.
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Publish Date:12/May/2017 | 06:31

Focus on people should be policy not slogan: Iran’s Zarif

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on presidential candidates in the country to always pursue a “people-oriented” policy instead of raising popular slogans just in the run-up to the polls.
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Publish Date:09/May/2017 | 11:49

President Rouhani: Astana talks show power of Iranian diplomacy

EghtesadOnline: Presidential hopeful Hassan Rouhani says Iran alongside with Russia and Turkey plays a major role in the Astana talks aimed at addressing the crisis in Syria and this shows the power of Iranian diplomacy.
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Publish Date:06/May/2017 | 04:56

Iran reformists to back Rouhani re-election, though some voters grow cool

EghtesadOnline: Iran's main pro-reform opposition leaders plan to speak out from their confinement under house arrest this month to publicly back President Hassan Rouhani for re-election, aides say, helping win over voters disillusioned with the slow pace of change.
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Publish Date:05/May/2017 | 06:13

Rouhani, Jahangiri talk about plans to address terrorism, tourism

EghtesadOnline: Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani and his deputy Es’haq Jahangiri, both presidential candidates, explain their future plans to deal with such issues as terrorism, tourism and economy as they defend their past performance in office.
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Publish Date:03/May/2017 | 14:27

Rouhani Boosted as Iran Speaker Challenges Rivals' Poll Vows

EghtesadOnline; President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection campaign received a boost as Iran’s influential speaker of parliament criticized spending pledges put forward by conservative rivals as unaffordable.
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Publish Date:03/May/2017 | 03:53

Iran Presidential Candidates Face Off in First Debate

EghtesadOnline: 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.
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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 05:23

Another Pie in the Sky

EghtesadOnline: The promise of creating 1.2 to 1.5 million jobs annually made by two presidential hopefuls, namely Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, in their stump speeches seems like another enticement aimed at winning over the Iranian electorate.
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Publish Date:27/April/2017 | 10:07