Iranians wrap up campaign to replace Ahmadinejad

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Iranians wrap up campaign to replace Ahmadinejad

Iranians walk past a huge billboard depicting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Thursday, the last day of campaigning before Friday's presidential election./ By Ramin Mostaghim, Alexandra Sandels and Patrick J. McDonnell/ — Six presidential hopefuls wrapped up their campaigns Thursday as millions of Iranians prepared to choose a successor to President/ Polls indicate no candidate may garner a majority in Friday's voting, forcing a runoff election among the two top ...

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Former Iran president opposes election boycott

Associated Press/Ebrahim Noroozi - Supporters of the Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, former Iranian nuclear negotiator, chant slogans, as they hold a banner containing pictures of Rowhani, center, former Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, right, and Mohammad Khatami, during a ...

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Iran liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?

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Iran liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. Arguments over whether to boycott Friday's ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables and on social media among many liberal-leaning Iranians on the eve of the voting. The choice — once ...

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Iran liberals ask: Snub election or take chance?

Supporters of the Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, former Iranian nuclear negotiator, chant slogans, as they hold a banner containing pictures of Rowhani, center, former Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, right, and Mohammad Khatami, during a street campaign, in Tehran, ...

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4 years after clashes, Iran opposition weighs quiet protest of election boycott

(Ebrahim Noroozi/ Associated Press ) - Supporters of the Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, former Iranian nuclear negotiator, chant slogans, as they hold a banner containing pictures of Rowhani, center, former Presidents Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, right, and Mohammad Khatami, during a ...

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Iran's polls open in presidential vote

Associated Press/Vahid Salemi - Iranians walk past posters of the presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Guard commander, a day prior to the election, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 13,/ (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. As ...

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Iran begins vote to choose Ahmadinejad's successor

Officials prepare ballot boxes for Friday's presidential and city council elections in the northern Iranian city of Amol June 13, 2013./ (Reuters) - Iranians began voting on Friday in a presidential election unlikely to result in seismic shifts in its troubled relations with the West and Gulf ...

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Iran's polls open as voters decide successor to Ahmadinejad; some still ponder ...

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Iran's polls open as voters decide successor to Ahmadinejad; some still ponder ...

In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ballot still boiled over at coffee shops, kitchen tables and on social media among many liberal-leaning Iranians. The choice — once easy for many who ...

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Supreme leader pushes Iranians to vote in 'epic' election

Television cameras zoomed in on his hand Friday as Iran's supreme leader filled out the very first ballot in the national election to replace outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slipped the folded paper into the ballot box and turned to the cameras. He called on the 50 ...

June 13, 2013

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Iran's polls open in presidential vote

Iranian women look at a banner of presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati, a conservative Foreign Minister, a day prior to the election in Tehran./ TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over ...

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Iran's leader jabs US as presidential vote begins

(AP) — Iran's top leader gave a salty rebuke Friday to U.S. questions over the openness of the presidential contest in the Islamic Republic, telling Washington "the hell with you" after casting his ballot in a race widely criticized in the West as rigged in favor of Tehran's ruling system. The ...

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Haunted by 2009 bloody chaos, Iranians vote in presidential election

reports from inside Iran. Watch live from Tehran on CNN at 7 p.m. ET. -- Television cameras zoomed in on his hand Friday as Iran's supreme leader filled out the first ballot in the national election to replace outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei slipped the folded ...

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Voters split but turnout high in Iran election

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Voters split but turnout high in Iran election

Iranian voters appeared to turn out in large numbers on Friday to choose a new president despite a limited choice of one relative moderate and five hardline conservatives, with long queues forming outside urged Iranians to participate in force in the vote, damning U.S. officials who criticized ...

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Iran voters draw spirit in showdown atmosphere

(AP) — Iranian voters appeared to heed calls to cast ballots Friday in a that has suddenly become a showdown across Iran's political divide: Hard-liners looking to cement their control and re-energized reformists backing the lone moderate left in the race. delivering a salty rebuke to U.S. ...

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High turnout reported as Iran picks new president

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High turnout reported as Iran picks new president

Iranians are heading to the polls to choose a new President on Friday. A total of six candidates are running, while 50 million Iranians are eligible to vote. (June 14)/ -- Officials reported high turnout Friday as Iranians went to the polls in the first presidential election since disputed ...

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Iran elections 2013: A race between a reformist and a principlist?

Iran’s 2013 presidential election is now a competition between one centrist candidate and five conservative candidates; the pro-reform candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, pulled out of this week’s presidential election on Tuesday in order to rally behind Hassan Rowhani, the centrist whose campaign ...

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Iran's voters show fervor in showdown atmosphere

(AP) — Iran's supreme leader delivered a salty rebuke to the U.S. Friday as Iranians lined up to vote in a that has suddenly become a showdown across the Islamic Republic's political divide: hard-liners looking to cement their control and re-energized reformists backing the lone moderate. ...

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launched the elections with a ceremonial display of civic duty. In front of a gathering of select Iranian and foreign media, this, the most recognized man in , whose face adorns everything from billboards to hotel lobbies to shop windows across the country, flourished his ID card to receive his ...

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Iran Extends Presidential Voting Hours Citing Big Turnout

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Iran Extends Presidential Voting Hours Citing Big Turnout

Millions of Iranians are voting Friday to choose a new president and officials have extended voting hours twice in response to what they describe as a large turnout. Iran's state run news agencies said the polls would stay open an additional three hours with the possibility of additional ...

June 14, 2013

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Iranians Go To Polls In Vote To Replace Ahmadinejad

Ali Akbar Velayati, a conservative presidential candidate, shows his ink-stained finger as he votes at a polling station on Friday./ Millions of Iranians cast ballots Friday in elections to replace incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a race that is being characterized as a potential ...

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Iran Extends Voting Hours

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Iran Extends Voting Hours

Iranians are voting to elect a new president in an electoral process highly controlled by the government. News agencies in Iran are reporting Friday that officials have extended the voting hours because of a high turnout. Some 55 million people are eligible to vote. Citizens can choose among six ...

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CNN

Haunted by 2009 bloody chaos, Iranians vote in presidential election

Ben Brumfield. Laura Smith-Spark and Neda Farshbaf/ reports from inside Iran. Watch live from Tehran on CNN at 7 p.m. ET. -- Television cameras zoomed in on his hand Friday as Iran's supreme leader filled out the first ballot in the national election to replace outgoing President Mahmoud ...

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Iran's battered reformers seek election rebound

minded Iranians who have faced years of crackdowns looked Friday to claw back a bit of ground in a that gave them an unexpected hero and a chance to upend a vote that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics. Iranians waited on line for hours in wilting heat at some polling ...

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Iranian officials count ballots in presidential election

Electoral authorities began counting ballots late Friday after tens of millions of Iranians turned out to vote for a successor to President/ Officials estimated that the turnout may have reached 70% among more than 50 million eligible voters. The race featured five conservatives and a single ...

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Iran holds its presidential election Friday. Here are five things you should know:

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Iran holds its presidential election Friday. Here are five things you should know:

Iran's election overseers allowed eight candidates on the ballot to succeed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again in this election because of term limits. Six candidates remained on the final ballot. Most are solid loyalists to the ruling Islamic theocracy, headed by Supreme Leader ...

June 14, 2013

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Iran extends polling hours due to heavy turnout

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Iran extends polling hours due to heavy turnout

TEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian authorities reported heavy turnout in presidential voting Friday, extending polling hours three times to accommodate what appeared to be a late surge of interest. Anecdotal evidence suggested that Tehran’s mayor and a moderate cleric were garnering the strongest ...

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's interior minister says preliminary election returns give reformist-backed candidate has nearly 402,000 votes out of a total of 861,866 counted. That gives the former nuclear negotiator an early wide margin over Tehran Mayor It was unclear when final results would be known. Iran has more than ...

June 14, 2013

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Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics. But the strong margin ...

June 14, 2013

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Rowhani leads in Iran's early vote count

Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, a former Iran's top nuclear negotiator, casts his ballot during presidential elections at a polling station in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 14, 2013./ Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting ...

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From Vetted List, Iran Votes for President

Voters in Increasingly Isolated Nation Seek Economic Boost From Slate of Candidates Approved by Clerical Council/ Iranian women show their inked fingers at a polling station during the country's presidential elections in the city of Shahre-Ray, Iran, on Friday./ Iranians cast their ballots on ...

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Moderate cleric Rohani leads early Iran election results

Presidential candidate Hassan Rohani casts his ballot during the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 14, 2013. REUTERS/Yalda Moayeri/ took a commanding lead ahead of conservative rivals in , according to initial results, but his tally appeared narrowly insufficient to avoid a second ...

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Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead

The first official returns in Iran's elections are showing Hasan Rowhani with a strong lead./ Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, the country's former top nuclear negotiator, casts his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday./ Early ...

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Iran begins counting ballots in presidential election

Centrist cleric Hassan Rowhani, considered the only moderate in the presidential race, reportedly takes a big lead in early returns. Turnout may have been as high as 80%, officials say./ By Ramin Mostaghim and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times/ — Electoral authorities were counting ballots ...

June 14, 2013

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Moderate Candidate Leading in Iran's Early Vote Count

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Moderate Candidate Leading in Iran's Early Vote Count

Early results from Iran's presidential election have moderate candidate Hassan Rowhani with the lead. He has the support of reformists in Iran. Rowhani has more than 53 percent of the 5.2 million votes counted early Saturday. Tehran Mayor Bagher Qalibaf had about 17 percent of the votes, and ...

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