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Local News and Views from Iran – The “Local” section is dedicated to political news stories from Iran that do not fall under any of the other main categories, including municipal issues, special interests groups, party politics, and statements from religious figures.

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Raisi: I Can’t Afford Extravagant Presidential Campaign

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Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi says it is not possible for him to financially support his campaign headquarters, urging that maximum care should be taken in the management of the HQ’s monetary affairs to avoid extravagance.
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Ahmadinejad Not to Support Any Candidate in Iran Election

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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared in a statement that he will not support any of the six candidates qualified to run in Iran’s upcoming presidential election.
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300,000 Forces to Ensure Security of Iran’s Upcoming Elections

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Iran’s police chief says the country’s Law Enforcement will deploy 300,000 forces in all Iranian provinces to ensure the security of the upcoming presidential and local elections due to be held on May 19.
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Iran’s Presidential Debates to Be Broadcast Live: Official

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Iran’s interior ministry declared that a committee tasked with monitoring the campaigns for the upcoming presidential election has revised an earlier decision not to cover live the planned presidential debates in the country.
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Veteran Activist Defends Women’s Presidency in Iran  

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A prominent Iranian women rights activist and one of the presidential hopefuls disqualified from running in the upcoming presidential election has issued a statement in defence of women’s right to become a president in Iran.
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Iran’s President Shouldn’t Be Afraid of US: Cleric

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A senior Iranian cleric says the Iranian president should not be afraid of the United States, and should rather be able to counter the US and the Israeli regime.
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Iranian Candidates Start Presidential Campaigns

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Campaigning has begun for Iran's presidential election with incumbent Hassan Rouhani facing a tough battle against Principlists who criticize his handling of the economy.
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Iranian Interior Ministry Announces Names of Six Final Presidential Candidates

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The Iranian Elections Headquarters has, in a statement, announced the names of the six final candidates who has qualified to compete in the country’s upcoming presidential elections.
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Can Religious Minorities Run in Iran Local Elections?

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While Iran’s Guardian Council is opposed to the candidacy of religious minorities in City and VillageCouncils elections in Muslim-majority areas, Iranian parliament speaker says they can run for local votes in all parts of the country.
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VP Jahangiri’s Candidacy Aimed at Hedging Rouhani’s Bet

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Lawmakers described Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri’s decision to stand in the upcoming presidential poll as a well-thought-out move aimed at protecting President Hassan Rouhani’s reelection bid against conservative contenders.
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Top IRGC Commanders Meet Iran’s Parliament Speaker

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday met with a number of senior IRGC commanders and officials, including Major General Qassemi Soleimani, the Quds Force commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Conservative Presidential Candidate Vows Strong Economic Management

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A hopeful of the forthcoming presidential election has criticized the ongoing economic situation in the country and “unacceptable” living standards of the people, vowing strong economic management if elected president.
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Enemies Trying to Sabotage Iran Elections: Leader

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned of enemy plots to sabotage Iran’s upcoming elections, but at the same time noted that no superpower can do a damn thing in the face of an establishment connected to its people.
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Economy Likely to Be Most Pressing Theme in Iran Election Campaigns

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With nominations now closed for the May 19 presidential election in Iran, the likely shape of the contest is beginning to emerge.
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Over 1 Million Working in Executive Team of Iran Presidential Election

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An election official says the executive team responsible for holding Iran’s upcoming presidential election will comprise 1,000,150 members.
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Literally ‘Everyone’ in Iran Can Run for President!

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Saturday was the end of the five-day registration process for those seeking the post of Iran’s president, the bulk of whom were ordinary, and even weird, people without any political background.
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Iran Leader Calls for Rapid Delivery of Aid to Flood-Hit People

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian officials to expedite the process of providing assistance for people in Iranian provinces hit by the recent devastating flood, which has so far killed at least 40.
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First VP, Tehran Mayor Register to Run for Iran’s Presidency

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Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri have officially declared their candidacies for the 12th presidential election in Iran as registration for the polls wraps up.
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Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Brother Runs for Iran President

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The late Iranian politician and former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the main supporter of the incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, but his brother Mohammad is going to challenge Rouhani’s presidency despite the elder brother’s advice.
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Rouhani, Raisi Register to Run for Iran’s Presidency

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The incumbent president, Hassan Rouhani, and his main rival from the conservative camp Ebrahim Raisi applied for Iran’s presidency on Friday.
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Ahmadinejad Surprisingly Registers to Run for Iran President

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Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to everyone’s surprise, registered for the country’s presidency on Wednesday, along with two of his allies Hamid Baqaei and Esfandyar Rahim-Mashaei.
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18,000 Women Applicants Register for Iran’s Local Elections

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More than 18,000 female applicants have registered to contest in Iran’s City and Village Councils Elections due to be held on May 19, an Iranian official announced.
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Over 100 Apply for Iran’s Presidency on First Registration Day

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Dozens of applicants, the majority of whom were ordinary people without any political background, registered to contest Iran’s 12th presidential election during the first day of registration.
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Iran’s Conservatives Declare Their 5 Final Presidential Candidates

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A recently-formed coalition of Iranian conservatives held its first plenum on Thursday (April 6) in which the candidacy of 21 conservative applicants for Iran’s May presidential election was put to the vote and 5 final candidates were selected.
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Ahmadinejad, Tehran Mayor Not to Run for President in May Election

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Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has endorsed presumptive Principlist candidate Hamid Baqaei, who served as his vice president, for the next month’s presidential election.
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