Iranian_presidential_election,_2001

2001 Iranian presidential election

2001 Iranian presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 8 June 2001 .The result was a victory for incumbent president Mohammad Khatami, who was re-elected for a second term.

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Candidates

Although 814 candidates registered for the election,[1] including 25 women,[2] the Guardian Council reduced it to ten.

The final candidates were:[3][4]

Campaign

After the scandalous final two years of his term, Mohammad Khatami was expected to be elected by a much smaller margin than in 1997. His term was marred by the unlawful arrest of political activists, killings of Iranian dissidents, and closure of several Iranian newspapers. Though Khatami was still believed to win by a landslide, this oppression was thought to significantly impact his performance in the election.[5] Initially, Khatami had considered not running for reelection. But, after months of his supporters and party members pleading with him, he finally decided to declare his candidacy two months before the start of the election.[6] Central to Khatami's campaign were the issues of economic revival, job growth, and democratic reform. Khatami also sought to restore the austerity of the Iranian Revolution.[7] According to CNN, Khatami's aides described his campaign as a “referendum for reform”. [8] Most of Khatami's nine other challengers were independent conservatives, according to BBC. [9]

Results

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Turnout by province

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Notes

  1. Excluding overseas voters

References

  1. [1]
    "2001 Presidential Election", Iran Data Portal
  2. [2]
    Sahliyeh, Emile (2002). "The Reforming Elections in Iran, 2000–2001". Electoral Studies. 21 (3). Elsevier: 526–533. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(01)00041-5.
  3. [3]
    Muir, Jim (1 June 2001). "Iran election: People and policies". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Iran's Presidential Candidates". The Associated Press. The Washington Post. 5 June 2001. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. [5]
    Esfandiari, Haleh (2002). An Assessment of the Iranian Presidential Elections. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. p. 1.
  6. [6]
    Esfandiari, Haleh (2002). An Assessment of the Iranian Presidential Elections. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. p. 2.
  7. [7]
    Esfandiari, Haleh (2002). An Assessment of the Iranian Presidential Elections. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. pp. 2, 3.
  8. [8]
    "Presidential election in Iran".
  9. [9]
    "Iran election: People and policies".


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