2001 Iranian presidential election

none Iran presidential 1997 Iranian presidential election 1997 2005 Iranian presidential election 2005 8 June 2001 42,170,230 66.78% ( 13.14pp) 150x150px Mohammad Khatami - December 11, 2007.jpg Mohammad Khatami 00017B ACC 2nd of Khordad and Reformists 21,656,476 78.28% Ahmad Tavakoli 1393.jpg Ahmad Tavakkoli 3835BA CCIRF and Principlists 4,387,112 15.86% President Mohammad Khatami Association of Combatant Clerics Mohammad Khatami Association of Combatant Clerics Khatami vote.png Khatami's vote share by county Presidential elections were held in Iran on 8 June 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent president Mohammad Khatami, who was re-elected for a second term. Candidates Although 814 candidates registered for the election,2001 Presidential Election Iran Data Portal https://irandataportal.syr.edu/2001-presidential-election including 25 women, the Guardian Council reduced it to ten. The final candidates were:Muir Jim Iran election: People and policies https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1364676.stm 28 June 2013 BBC 1 June 2001Iran's Presidential Candidates https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010605/aponline142823_000.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20170414080814/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010605/aponline142823_000.htm dead 14 April 2017 5 June 2001 25 January 2017 Associated Press The Washington Post Mohammad Khatami, incumbent President Ahmad Tavakkoli, former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Ali Shamkhani, Minister of Defense Abdollah Jassbi, Chancellor of Islamic Azad University Mahmoud Kashani, former Iranian delegation to the International Court of Justice Hassan Ghafourifard, former Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament Mansour Razavi, Member of Tehran City Council Shahabedin Sadr, former Member of Parliament Ali Fallahian, former Minister of Intelligence Mostafa Hashemitaba, Head of Physical Education Organization Campaign After the scandalous final two years of his term, Mohammad Khatami was expected to be elected by a much smaller margin than in 1997. His term was marred by the unlawful arrest of political activists, killings of Iranian dissidents, and closure of several Iranian newspapers. Though Khatami was still believed to win by a landslide, this oppression was thought to significantly impact his performance in the election.An Assessment of the Iranian Presidential Elections Esfandiari Haleh Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 2002 1 Initially, Khatami had considered not running for reelection. But, after months of his supporters and party members pleading with him, he finally decided to declare his candidacy two months before the start of the election.An Assessment of the Iranian Presidential Elections Esfandiari Haleh Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 2002 2 Central to Khatami's campaign were the issues of economic revival, job growth, and democratic reform. Khatami also sought to restore the austerity of the Iranian revolution.An Assessment of the Iranian Presidential Elections Esfandiari Haleh Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 2002 2, 3 According to CNN, Khatami's aides described his campaign as a "referendum for reform". https://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/meast/06/04/iran.overview/ Presidential election in Iran. Most of Khatami's nine other challengers were independent conservatives, according to BBC. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1364676.stm Iran election: People and policies. June 2001 Results Mohammad Khatami 21656476 Ahmad Tavakkoli 4387112 Ali Shamkhani 737051 Abdollah Jassbi 259759 Mahmoud Kashani 237660 Hassan Ghafourifard 129155 Mansour Razavi 114616 Shahabedin Sadr 60546 Ali Fallahian 55225 Mostafa Hashemitaba 27949 493740 42170230 SahliyehSahliyeh Emile The Reforming Elections in Iran, 2000–2001 Electoral Studies Elsevier 2002 21 3 10.1016/S0261-3794(01)00041-5 526–533 Ehteshami & Molavi Turnout by province ProvinceElectorateVotes castExcluding overseas votersTurnoutArdabil806,656467,85958.00%East Azerbaijan2,439,4461,294,68253.07%West Azerbaijan1,726,987974,18156.41%Bushehr512,382365,09971.26%Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari518,930340,54365.62%Esfahan2,852,8821,735,81460.84%Fars2,676,4311,821,62668.06%Gilan1,685,1731,097,40365.12%Golestan964,042725,93475.3%Hamadan1,179,237743,37263.04%Hormozgan695,182530,33676.29%Ilam325,224250,75977.1%Kerman1,411,555998,37170.73%Kermanshah1,243,128790,68563.6%Khorasan4,129,9363,124,81475.66%Khuzestan2,487,1361,474,82059.3%Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad353,054270,41776.59%Kurdistan910,364486,59653.45%Lorestan1,080,763702,93665.04%Markazi883,979565,01863.92%Mazandaran1,900,2461,302,65468.55%Qazvin670,614500,91774.7%Qom555,944428,00576.99%Semnan366,427285,96478.04%Sistan and Baluchestan1,001,596702,44470.13%Tehran7,643,4715,202,27468.06%Yazd525,981468,98289.16%Zanjan623,464 429,38968.87%Total42,170,23028,081,89466.59%Source: Iran Statistical Yearbook Notes References Category:Presidential elections in Iran Iran Iran President