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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was among top officials who cast their vote in the presidential election in Tehran on Friday.

The race to the presidency is between four candidates, with all but one regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls have suggested that Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shia cleric, is the favourite to win.

The 13th presidential election is held simultaneously with the sixth round of city and village councils’ elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament’s by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.

Iran: Rouhani among top officials to cast ballot in presidential election

Iran, Islamic Republic of, Tehran
June 18, 2021 at 13:07 GMT +00:00 · Published

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was among top officials who cast their vote in the presidential election in Tehran on Friday.

The race to the presidency is between four candidates, with all but one regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls have suggested that Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shia cleric, is the favourite to win.

The 13th presidential election is held simultaneously with the sixth round of city and village councils’ elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament’s by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.

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No access Israeli media/Persian language TV stations outside Iran/strictly no access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was among top officials who cast their vote in the presidential election in Tehran on Friday.

The race to the presidency is between four candidates, with all but one regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls have suggested that Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shia cleric, is the favourite to win.

The 13th presidential election is held simultaneously with the sixth round of city and village councils’ elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament’s by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.

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