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Senior Iranian official tenders resignation ahead of presidential election
EghtesadOnline: Head of the Inspection Bureau at the Office of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has resigned his post ahead of the Friday presidential election.
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Iran hardliners join social media free-for-all before vote
EghtesadOnline: The first picture shows a crowd of thousands packed into a central square in the city of Isfahan this week for a speech by hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, the top challenger to President Hassan Rouhani in Friday's Iranian presidential election.
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Iran's re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote
EghtesadOnline: Iranians vote for president on Friday in a contest likely to determine whether Tehran's re-engagement with the world stalls or quickens, although whatever the outcome no change is expected to its revolutionary system of conservative clerical rule.
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Rouhani Could Lose Iran Presidency: Seven Charts Illustrate Why
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s more historically reliable opinion polls indicate President Hassan Rouhani is likely to win his bid for re-election on Friday. Yet his conservative challengers have put up a stronger fight than many expected, attacking his government’s economic record and accusing him of failing to improve living standards for the poor.
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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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Iran candidates campaign 3 days before election
EghtesadOnline: Iranian presidential candidates continue electioneering three days before the vote.
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Rivals Unite to Oust Rouhani as Iran Election Enters Final Days
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s presidential election shifted toward a straight fight between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and a leading conservative cleric, a contest that polls suggest is too close to call.
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Official: No candidate officially quits
EghtesadOnline: Secretary of Elections HQ Ali Pourali Motlagh said on Monday that none of the candidates have officially withdrawn from the scene of presidential campaign, but some issues have been raised on social media.
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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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How Turnout Could Influence Iran's Election
EghtesadOnline: Iran's presidential election may turn on turnout. Historically, the more Iranians who cast ballots, the greater the chance a reformist or a moderate like incumbent President Hassan Rouhani will be elected.