Rohani's victory in what turned out to be a two-man presidential race could reinvigorate efforts for an economic and diplomatic thaw with the West.
Having gone into political hibernation following the contentious 2009 election, Iran's younger generation has an opportunity to play the role of kingmaker on May 19.
They are sleek contrasts in style and tone. But the campaign videos of the presidential race's two presumed front-runners are even further apart in their message to Iran's 55 million eligible voters.
In an open letter addressed to the people of Iran, dozens of economists have expressed their concern over what they have called “astronomical and mirage-like election promises.”
Road and Urban Development Minister, Abbas Akhoundi, has criticized imposing a “police state” and setting up checkpoints in Tehran.
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has hit out at his two main conservative challengers, who accuse him of mismanagement, corruption, and failing to improve the economy following a landmark 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.
Local council elections are set to take place in Iran on May 19, the same day as the presidential vote. Out of the nearly 290,000 candidates who had applied to run, those with a record of arrest for protests are facing disqualification, even though they had received the go-ahead from the legal body tasked with approving candidates.
In an unusually blunt message on the campaign trail, President Hassan Rohani has insisted Iranian voters will reject those who "execute and jail."
“Islamic Republic will not surrender to documents such as UNESCO's 2030 and its implementation is forbidden,” Iran's supreme leader, ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared, on Sunday May 7.
Iran’s President Hassan Rohani came under criticism from his main conservative rivals during a live televised presidential election debate on May 5 -- a debate focusing on politics and culture.
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