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Alireza Zakani on the campaign trail
Read quick updates on what Alireza Zakani says on the campaign trail below. Check routinely for new content.
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Alireza Zakani – ‘An administration present in the field against poverty, corruption’
Principlist lawmaker Alireza Zakani represents the city of Qom in Iran’s 11th Parliament (Majlis).
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Abdolnasser Hemmati – ‘An administration focused on reforming economy’
Abdolnasser Hemmati, mainly seen as a moderate politician, is a senior economist and currently serves as governor of the Central Bank of Iran.
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Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh – ‘An administration in pursuit of sustainable economic growth’
Reformist politician Mohsen Mehr-Alizadeh formerly served as vice president and head of the National Sports Organization of Iran under ex-President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami.
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Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi – ‘An administration seeking dialog with people’
Seyyed Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi is a Principlist lawmaker, who currently serves as the legislature’s first vice speaker.
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Rostam Qassemi becomes second prominent candidate to withdraw, endorse Raeisi
Former Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi has become the second prominent presidential hopeful to drop out of the June 18 election and endorse the Principlist camp’s best presumptive bet Ebrahim Raeisi.
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Dehqan, 1st general to register in Iran’s presidential race, drops out in favor of Raeisi
Former Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has dropped his bid to run for president in Iran’s June 18 election in favor of Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, the chief of the Judiciary.
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Mohammad Shariatmadari – ‘An administration of inclusive social dialog’
Mohammad Shariatmadari, the minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare, will be running for president in the June 18 presidential vote.
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