2013 Iranian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 14 June 2013. Hassan Rouhani was elected in the first round of voting with 52% of the vote. Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf finished second with 17% of the vote.^[1] Voter turnout was 73%.

Turnout

72.71%

The Guardian Council screened 680 registered candidates, approving eight to run in the election; Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Ali Akbar Velayati, Saeed Jalili, Mohsen Rezaee, Mohammad Gharazi, Hassan Rouhani and Mohammad Reza Aref. Haddad-Adel and Aref later withdrew from the race in the days leading up to the election. Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not able to run for re-election as he was limited to two terms or 8 years in office under the Iranian constitution.

7 May – The official registration of candidates began at the ministry of interior.

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11 May – The time for registration was ended at 18:00 .

IRDT

21 May – The final list of candidates was announced by the Minister of Interior, . A number of 8 candidates are eligible to participate in the election.^[8]

Mostafa Mohammad Najjar

24 May – Official propagation campaigns for the final candidates began.

13 June – End of campaigns.

14 June – Election date.

15 June – Official results announced by Interior Ministry with elected as the seventh President of Iran.

Hassan Rouhani

25 June – Guardian Council confirmed the election results.

1 August – President-elect met with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

3 August – Inauguration of new president, replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

First Vice President (2001–2005) (endorsed Hassan Rouhani).

Mohammad Reza Aref

Speaker of the Parliament (2004–2008) (endorsed Conservative candidates; Progression Alliance).

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel

19 October 2012 – 7 April 2013: '' selected three main conservative candidates as their nominates: Ghalibaf, Velayati and Haddad-Adel. Two of them will withdraw in favor of one.^[70]

Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran

20–22 November 2012: , Kamali won the nomination with no opponent. Kamali withdrew on 10 May 2013 and party supports Rouhani.

House of Labour

10–15 January 2013: , Kavakebian won the nomination. Kavakebian's nomination was later rejected and party supports Rouhani.^[71]

Democracy Party

19–20 April 2013: , Bagheri Lankarani was elected as the coalition's main candidate. Lankarani withdrew five days after registered and coalition supports Jalili.

Front of Islamic Revolution Stability

5–9 May 2013: 'Conservatives Majority Alliance', won the coalition's vote but Mottaki declared he will not accept this selection and will run separately. After Aboutorabi Fard's withdrew and Mottaki's rejection, party supports Ghalibaf.^[72]

Aboutorabi Fard

11 May 2013: , the party's mental leader Rafsanjani was registered but after Rafsanjani's rejection, party supports Rouhani.

Executives of Construction Party

28 May 2013: , one of the three candidates of Progression Alliance, announced that all three candidates will be remain at the race but Haddad-Adel was withdrew on 10 June.^[73]

Velayati

While Rouhani is a high-ranking member of the Combatant Clergy Association,^[66] his candidacy in the election was not supported by CCA which has conservative tendency.^[67] He was supported by some moderate and reformist parties such as Moderation and Development Party and Islamic Iran Participation Front as well as Iranian reform movement's umbrella organization, Council for coordinating the Reforms Front. Rouhani's motto in the election is "E'tedal" which is translated to "Moderation" and he is described as a moderate politician by some western sources.^[68]^[69]