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Rouhani's success in Iran presidential poll was due to Arefi's
withdrawal and support from former presidents - expert
15:06 - 15.06.13
Hassan Rouhani's success in Iran's presidential election was due to
former candidate Reza Arefi, who pulled out of race in his favor, as
well as the former presidents, Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani, who backed him in the course of the campaign. says an
Armenian expert specialized in Iranian studies.
Speaking to Tert.am, a researcher at the National Academy's Oriental
Studies Institute, Gohar Iskandaryan, explained that Rouhani won the
votes of those Iranian citizens who were either eager to have a
reformist leader or wished to see Rashasnjani in the president's role,
or were otherwise discontent with the situation in the Islamic
Republic.
`Besides, Rouhani also received votes from those Iranian citizens who
wished Iran to start negotiations with the West, because his campaign
focused on the idea of conducting talks with the west and thus
reducing the sanctions' format. They will be able in this way to
improve Iran's economy a little bit,' she said, adding that Rouhani
had proposed long- and short-terms plan for healing the country's
economy.
Tert.am had earlier cited expert opinions as saying that the race for
the Iranian president's post will see tough struggle between Rouhani
(who supports reforms) and one of the conservative candidates.
Specialists predicted a run-off scenario, expecting none of them would
to cross the necessary 50% threshold.
The 11th presidential election in Iran saw a campaign among six
candidates, including Ali Akbar Velayeti (ex-foreign minister and an
advisor to the country's supreme religious leader), Mohammad Bagher
Ghalibaf (who is the mayor of Tehran), Mohsen Rezee (secretary of the
Expediency Discernment Council ), Hassan Rouhani (director of the same
council), Mohammad Gharrazi (ex-minister of communication) and Saeed
Jalili (secretary of Supreme National Security Council).
If a final vote tabulation reveals that Rouhani has garnered over 50%
of votes, he will be declared the country's president in the first
round. The preliminary vote results place Ghalibaf (18.22%) and Jalili
(18.22%) as the second and third candidates, respectively.
Iskandaryan noted that the Tehran Mayor has also stood out with his
work over the past years, especially in the development sector
(hospitals, roads and schools were built in Iran's capital under him).
`And he promised to recover Iran's economy in two years. His
management [talent] is very good. And it is, in major part, focused on
Tehran,' he said, noting that Ghalibaf, the other candidate with a
majority votes, is mostly favored by the youth whose problems are
under his permanent spotlight.
It is noteworthy that Iranian presidential elections are not monitored
by International observers. Asked how theorists decide whether the
polls met the democracy standards, the experts said they normally base
their evaluations on local or foreign materials.
Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won his new term in
office in the 2009 presidential elections .
Speaking further on the electoral developments in the country,
Iskandaryan said she doesn't rule out the possibility of frauds..
`Irregularities are quite likely,' she said noting that the election
frauds in disclosed 2009 caused the authorities to declare ballot
boxes invalid and conduct a new voting.
The expert said further that she doesn't expect Armenia's southern
neighbor to change its foreign policy course given that a huge power
is exercised by the country's supreme religious leader, who is the
second after the president.
`As it [the foreign policy] is determined by the religious class -
under the leadership of the supreme patriarch - and implemented by the
Foreign Ministry and naturally with the knowledge and under the
guidance of the president, it remains the same,' she added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/15/hasan-ruhan/
withdrawal and support from former presidents - expert
15:06 - 15.06.13
Hassan Rouhani's success in Iran's presidential election was due to
former candidate Reza Arefi, who pulled out of race in his favor, as
well as the former presidents, Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani, who backed him in the course of the campaign. says an
Armenian expert specialized in Iranian studies.
Speaking to Tert.am, a researcher at the National Academy's Oriental
Studies Institute, Gohar Iskandaryan, explained that Rouhani won the
votes of those Iranian citizens who were either eager to have a
reformist leader or wished to see Rashasnjani in the president's role,
or were otherwise discontent with the situation in the Islamic
Republic.
`Besides, Rouhani also received votes from those Iranian citizens who
wished Iran to start negotiations with the West, because his campaign
focused on the idea of conducting talks with the west and thus
reducing the sanctions' format. They will be able in this way to
improve Iran's economy a little bit,' she said, adding that Rouhani
had proposed long- and short-terms plan for healing the country's
economy.
Tert.am had earlier cited expert opinions as saying that the race for
the Iranian president's post will see tough struggle between Rouhani
(who supports reforms) and one of the conservative candidates.
Specialists predicted a run-off scenario, expecting none of them would
to cross the necessary 50% threshold.
The 11th presidential election in Iran saw a campaign among six
candidates, including Ali Akbar Velayeti (ex-foreign minister and an
advisor to the country's supreme religious leader), Mohammad Bagher
Ghalibaf (who is the mayor of Tehran), Mohsen Rezee (secretary of the
Expediency Discernment Council ), Hassan Rouhani (director of the same
council), Mohammad Gharrazi (ex-minister of communication) and Saeed
Jalili (secretary of Supreme National Security Council).
If a final vote tabulation reveals that Rouhani has garnered over 50%
of votes, he will be declared the country's president in the first
round. The preliminary vote results place Ghalibaf (18.22%) and Jalili
(18.22%) as the second and third candidates, respectively.
Iskandaryan noted that the Tehran Mayor has also stood out with his
work over the past years, especially in the development sector
(hospitals, roads and schools were built in Iran's capital under him).
`And he promised to recover Iran's economy in two years. His
management [talent] is very good. And it is, in major part, focused on
Tehran,' he said, noting that Ghalibaf, the other candidate with a
majority votes, is mostly favored by the youth whose problems are
under his permanent spotlight.
It is noteworthy that Iranian presidential elections are not monitored
by International observers. Asked how theorists decide whether the
polls met the democracy standards, the experts said they normally base
their evaluations on local or foreign materials.
Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, won his new term in
office in the 2009 presidential elections .
Speaking further on the electoral developments in the country,
Iskandaryan said she doesn't rule out the possibility of frauds..
`Irregularities are quite likely,' she said noting that the election
frauds in disclosed 2009 caused the authorities to declare ballot
boxes invalid and conduct a new voting.
The expert said further that she doesn't expect Armenia's southern
neighbor to change its foreign policy course given that a huge power
is exercised by the country's supreme religious leader, who is the
second after the president.
`As it [the foreign policy] is determined by the religious class -
under the leadership of the supreme patriarch - and implemented by the
Foreign Ministry and naturally with the knowledge and under the
guidance of the president, it remains the same,' she added.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/15/hasan-ruhan/