Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi on the campaign trail

Read quick updates on what Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi says on the campaign trail below. Check routinely for new content.

[Saturday, June 12, 2021]

Iran’s third presidential debate: Part I

The seven candidates in Iran’s 2021 presidential election held the third and final debate on live television on Saturday (June 12). Here is part one of that debate.

Iran’s third presidential debate: Part II

The seven candidates in Iran’s 2021 presidential election held the third and final debate on live television on Saturday (June 12). Here is part two of that debate.

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[Tuesday, June 8, 2021]

Iran’s second presidential debate: Part I

The seven candidates in Iran’s 2021 presidential election held a second debate on live television on Tuesday (June 8). Here is part one of that debate.

Iran’s second presidential debate: Part II

The seven candidates in Iran’s 2021 presidential election held a second debate on live television on Tuesday (June 8). Here is part two of that debate.

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[Sunday, June 6, 2021]

In a TV debate on Sunday night, Ghazizadeh-Hashemi spoke of his economic agenda, offering his views on how to deal with unemployment and organize the country’s taxation, health and insurance systems.

Ghazizadeh-Hashemi said his administration, if he is elected, would be based on transparency, and that each sector needs a comprehensive, smart electronic data system so it can better distribute the subsidies among those in need.

“We need an organization that would ensure a smart collection of taxes and a smart distribution of subsides,” said Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, adding that to achieve that objective, he has designed a “comprehensive taxation, health and support system.”

He pledged to halve the unemployment rate, from 12 to 6 percent, by creating four million new jobs.

“We need to base economic development on creative industries, start-ups, and science-based economy,” he said.

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[Saturday, June 5, 2021]

Speaking on the first presidential debate, Ghazizadeh-Hashemi called inflation “the mother of all scourges” in Iran.

“Inflation is a perpetual tax that goes from the barefoot to the government and the affluent class. That has been going on for 60 years,” he said.

Ghazizadeh-Hashemi said he had already drawn up a package of 213 projects, 51 of which directly addressed inflation and market prices, and would be implemented in his potential administration — “the administration of peace.”