Iran Elections: Iranians Vote for the Islamic Republic’s Next President
Friday's presidential election in Iran is unlikely to bring significant change to the Islamic republic, whose supreme leader has ensured hard-line candidates dominate the field. But the sole moderate could upset the race. Reuters World brings you live coverage of the elections, including in-depth reporting, analysis, photography, interactive graphics, video and more for this event.
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New results in for more than 1.7m votes: Rouhani 800k, Ghalibaf 320k #Iranelectionby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 2:40:26 AM -
RT @SaeedKD: New results in for more than 1.7m votes: Rouhani 800k, Ghalibaf 320k #Iranelectionby Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 2:41:15 AM -
RT @modavari: #IranElection UPDATE: Rowhani 45%, Qalibaf 17, Jalili 14, Rezai 11, Velayati 5 out of 1,819,984 votes counted @AFPby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 2:42:21 AM
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RT @MehrnewsCom Total counted votes 1,819,984Total correct votes 1,759,709 #Rouhani 834,859 #Qalibaf 320,562 #Jalili 257,822 #Iranelectionby Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 2:43:10 AM
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طبق اخبار رسیده، نتایج نهایی انتخابات به صورت خرد خرد تا فردا ظهر به وقت تهران اعلام خواهد شد. خبرهای خوبی در راه است ان شا اللهby Hassan Rouhani via twitter 6/15/2013 2:47:00 AM -
RT @MehrnewsCom: Total counted votes 1,819,984 - correct votes 1,759,709- #Rouhani 834,859- #Qalibaf 320,562- #Jalili 257,822. #Iranelectionby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 2:47:37 AM
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Preliminary results in Iran's presidential elections showed moderate cleric Hassan Rohani in the lead, Iranian state television said on Saturday morning.
Of 1,819,984 total votes counted so far, 834,859 went to Rohani, with his nearest competitor, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, pulling in 320,562 votes, state television reported. -
Iran election: moderate Rouhani leads: http://gu.com/p/3gtkx/tw via @guardian #Iranby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 2:53:10 AM
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#Iranelection news will trickle in until noon; good news is on the way Insha'Allah.by Hassan Rouhani via twitter 6/15/2013 2:58:50 AM
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About 2,000,000 votes counted. That's still a small portion of total votes. #Iran #Iranelectionby Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 3:08:12 AM
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Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rouhani has taken a strong lead in the initial results of #IranElection: http://gu.com/p/3gtkx/tw via @guardianby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 3:14:19 AM
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Blogger in Tehran joking: "Three days of national mourning announced by office of #Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei." #Iranelectionby Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 3:21:07 AM
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RT @abasinfo: #Iranelection more results: total 2114063: #Rouhani 1035k, Qalibaf 377k, Jalili 302k, Rezayi 240k,Velayati 128k, Gharazi 29kby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 3:26:30 AM
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RT @modavari #IranElection UPDATE: Rowhani 49.8%, Qalibaf 16%, Jalili 13%, Rezai 13%out of 2,927,547 valid votes (10% of ballots) @AFPby Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 3:32:01 AM
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UPDATE 2-Moderate cleric Rohani leads early Iran election results
DUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) - Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani took a commanding lead ahead of conservative rivals in Iran's presidential election, according to initial results, but his tally appeared narrowly insufficient to avoid a second round run-off on June 21.
With about 5 percent of the votes counted, the former nuclear negotiator appeared to have benefited from a late surge in support among liberal Iranians attracted by his progressive policies.
Under the election rules, a candidate has to win more than 50 percent of the total votes cast to win outright. A first round winner gaining less than that must compete with the runner-up in a second round a week later.
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Whatever the #Iranelection outcome, let's hope for a better future for the people of #Iran. They deserve it.by Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 3:44:31 AM
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Iranian media are reporting new tallies in the country's presidential election. With just over 3 million votes counted so far, moderate cleric Hassan Rohani has about 49.8 percent of the vote, while Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has about 16 percent. Hardline nuclear negotiator is currently in third with about 13 percent of the vote.
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RT @HadiNili: Prominent pro-establishment website Alef: #Iran election would not go to run-off.The winner has more than 50% of votes.
(Name…by Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 3:59:30 AM -
To catch up our readers on the latest news out of the Iranian presidential election--voting ended at 11 pm local time on Friday, and officials began announcing early results about 7 hours later on Saturday morning.
So far, the early results put moderate cleric Hassan Rohani with a significant lead over his closest rival, conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. You can read our latest on the results here. -
Amin Sabeti, a UK-based researcher on Iran, has compiled this helpful Google Doc which neatly lays out the vote counts so far: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgWlp1D79P2qdFRjb1NkQ25EVnNnRFJZZm9PbW5wZHc&hl=en#gid=0
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RT @tparsi: Rouhani-Khamenei relationship is complex. Rouhani's book reveals differences with Khamenei and was partly a critique of him #Ir…by Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 4:27:17 AM
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RT @modavari: #IranElection UPDATE:Rowhani 52%,Qalibaf 17%, Jalili 13%,Rezai 10% out of 5,211,245 valid votes (18% of polling stations) @AFPby Golnaz Esfandiari via twitter 6/15/2013 4:38:13 AM
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#Rouhani leading with 52% of the 5.2 million votes counted so far. #iranelectionby Hassan Rouhani via twitter 6/15/2013 4:49:13 AM
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New vote tallies in the Iranian presidential election announced by authorities show moderate cleric Hassan Rohani getting about 52 percent of the vote, with about 5.2 million votes counted so far. Rohani's nearest rival is Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, with about 900,000 votes, or 17 percent of the total so far.
If Rohani maintains that majority, he will win outright in the first round. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote, a run-off will be held next week. -
We will take a break from the blog for a few hours. We will update you again when final results in the Iranian presidential election are available. Thanks for staying with us.
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We are back with you here on Reuters' live blog on the Iran presidential election. We are expecting new figures soon, but moderate cleric Hassan Rohani has maintained his lead of around 50 percent of all votes cast, with his nearest rival Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf trailing with around 15 percent of all votes.
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Live #Iranelection: #Rouhani 8,439,530 #Qalibaf 2,560,383 #Rezaei 2,101,330. #Iranby Mehr News Agency via twitter 6/15/2013 9:58:35 AM -
Rowhani also wins in clerical city of Qom.by Thomas Erdbrink via twitter 6/15/2013 10:03:04 AM -
Wow, that definitely has a political message: RT @ThomasErdbrink: Rouhani also wins in clerical city of Qom. #Iranelectionby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 10:07:06 AM
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#Iranian currency markets reacting positively to exit polls. #Iranelectionby Rana Rahimpour via twitter 6/15/2013 10:07:50 AM -
Rial has so far strengthened by 6 per cent.by Najmeh Bozorgmehr via twitter 6/15/2013 10:09:12 AM -
RT @TehranBureau: #Iran on the rise? USD has fallen 2000rials in Iranian market. #Iranby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 10:10:37 AM
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RT @IranWire1: Photos from vote counting at a polling station. http://bit.ly/143vQfG #iranwire #Iranby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 10:11:16 AM
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What really stood out for me is this dichotomy that exists in the Iranian electorate. At the height of disappointment there's still hope in the Iranian electorate. They'll still come out because they think that they can somehow make a difference. Today's vote for me was really a referendum on the status quo.
Yasmin Alem, a U.S.-based expert on Iran's electoral system -
After Rouhani emerging in lead: RT @Najmeh_Tehran: Rial has so far strengthened by 6 per cent. #Iranby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 10:18:35 AM
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A NO to Khamenei's nuclear policy? Saeed Jalili so far standing in the fourth position among the six candidates in election results #Iranby Saeed Kamali Dehghan via twitter 6/15/2013 10:30:01 AM
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Tehran is deserted today, even though its the first day of the week. All election posters are taken down.by Thomas Erdbrink via twitter 6/15/2013 10:35:23 AM
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"Hassan Rohani" is trending on Twitter now. #Iranelection #Rouhaniby Mehr News Agency via twitter 6/15/2013 10:43:46 AM
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UPDATE 2-Moderate Rohani looks on way to outright Iran election victory
Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani soared to a huge lead over conservative rivals in preliminary vote counting on Saturday, suggesting he may be able to pull off a surprise outright victory in Iran's presidential election.
The outcome is unlikely to radically alter relations between Iran and the world or lead to a shift in the Islamic Republic's policy on its disputed nuclear programme - security issues that are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
But the president does have an important voice in decision-making in the Shi'ite Muslim country of 75 million and could bring a change from the confrontational style of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term.
The big lead achieved by Rohani pointed to a latent but major reservoir of pro-reform sentiment whereby many seized the chance to cut the ruling elite down to size over Iran's economic woes, international isolation and crackdowns on personal freedoms despite curbs on candidate choice and campaigning.
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#Rouhani leads #Iran presidential election vote count. #Iranelectionby Mehr News Agency via twitter 6/15/2013 10:52:28 AM
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by Jim Roberts via twitter 6/15/2013 10:53:48 AM -
#Rouhani more than 50% of vote after the last round of ballots counted but it don't finish. #Iranelection #Iranby Mehr News Agency via twitter 6/15/2013 10:56:22 AM
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I am sure that ... this election would be the start of a new era to make up for the damages made in previous years especially the last 8 years.
-Conservative Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Tavakoli to the semi-official Mehr news agency.
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