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Iran’s upcoming presidential, city and village councils’ elections

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gives a press conference in Tehran on Jaunary 17, 2017, to mark the first anniversary of the implementation of a historic nuclear deal. (Photo by AFP)

Iran’s 12th presidential elections will be held in May 2017, and on the same day people will go to the ballots for city and village councils’ elections. The world will be watching as Reformists and Principlists will compete with each other.

Right now, there are over 220 political parties and factions recognized by the Interior Ministry, but only 10 percent of them are actively recruiting members and weighing on domestic policies. Two major political camps are at the heart of Iran’s politics; Reformists and Principlists and if you are not in these two camps, you are considered an independent.

During the early years of the 1979 Revolution, the reformists and Principlist were erroneously referred to as the right and left-wing fronts. What made them different was their take of the economy. Today, most of Iran’s political parties, news agencies and newspapers fall under Principlist or Reformist categories.

Before President Hassan Rouhani took the office in Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad served as Iran's president for two terms, 8 years.

Presidential elections are monitored by the Guardian Council and the elections of city and village councils are observed by the Parliament. Candidates should also be vetted by the Guardian Council.

The city councils are responsible for the supervision on all public services in cities and villages. 


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