1997 Iranian presidential election

none October 2020 1997 Iranian presidential election Iran presidential 1993 1993 Iranian presidential election 2001 Iranian presidential election 2001 no 23 May 1997 79.92% ( 22.32 or 29.26pp) 36,466,487 150x150px Members of the Government Meeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei - January 11, 1998 (Cropped on Khatami).jpg Mohammad Khatami Association of Combatant Clerics Reformists 20,078,187 69.07% Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri by NLAI.jpg Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri CCA Principlists 7,242,859 24.91% President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani CCA Mohammad Khatami Association of Combatant Clerics Presidential elections were held in Iran on 23 May 1997, which resulted in an unpredicted win for the reformist candidate Mohammad Khatami. The election was notable not only for the lopsided majority of the winner – 70% – but for the high turnout. 80% of those eligible to vote did so, compared to 50% in the previous presidential election.Abrahamian, Ervand, History of Modern Iran, Columbia University Press, 2008, p. 186Bakhash Shaul 1998 Iran's Remarkable Election https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/16874 Journal of Democracy 9 1 80–94 1086-3214 During the election, voting age was 15 and more than half of Iran's population was younger than 25.Fadaee Simin Social Movements in Iran: Environmentalism and Civil Society 2012 Routledge 978-0415693578 67 Candidates The Council of Guardians blocked 234 candidates from running for the presidency because they lacked the religious and political qualifications.Calls for reform grow louder as Iran goes to polls 24 May 1997Iran’s Myth of Moderation 18 March 2002 Only four candidates were permitted to run for office: Mohammad Khatami, Former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Reyshahri, Former Minister of Intelligence and National Security Reza Zavare'i, Member of Guardian Council Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri, Incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Disqualified candidates Ebrahim Yazdi, secretary-general of Freedom Movement of IranBuchta Wilfried Who rules Iran?: the structure of power in the Islamic Republic The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Washington DC 2000 0-944029-39-6 31–32 Habibollah Payman, leader of Movement of Militant Muslims Ezzatollah Sahabi, leading Nationalist-Religious figure Azam Taleghani, former member of the Iranian parliament Declined to run Mir-Hossein Mousavi, former Prime MinisterAmir Arjomand Saïd Saïd Amir Arjomand After Khomeini: Iran Under His Successors 2009 https://archive.org/details/afterkhomeiniira00arjo limited Oxford University Press 2009 92 9780199745760 Issues The candidates were asked about their opinion on the fatwa against Salman Rushdie. Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri said that any "a good Muslim" would carry out the fatwa.Rushdie key issue in Iran election 22 May 1997 Mohammad Khatami avoided the issue. Mohammad Khatami's supporters called Nateq-Nouri the "Taliban" of Iran.Election farce as Iran chooses its president 22 May 1997 Khatami ran on a platform of political liberalization at home and détente abroadBrown L. Carl Diplomacy in the Middle East: The International Relations of Regional and Outsid https://archive.org/details/diplomacymiddlee00brow limited 2004 I.B.Tauris 1860648991 254 and expressed support for the easing Islamic regulations "from women's dress to whether TV satellite dishes should be allowed."http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/19/iran.elex/index.html Iranians look for economic help from Friday's election CNN 19 May 1997 Endorsements Organization Candidate Combatant Clergy AssociationIran Encountering Globalization: Problems and Prospects Routledge 2013-02-01 9781136776793 Ali Mohammidi 214Ali Akbar Nateq-NouriIslamic Coalition SocietySociety of Seminary Teachers of QomSociety of Devotees of the Islamic RevolutionAbbas W. Samii The Changing Landscape of Party Politics in Iran—A Case Study Journal of the European Society for Iranian Studies 1 Winter 2005 53–62 http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/4525_6_The_Changing_Landscape_of_Party_Politics_in_Iran_A_Case_Study_The_Journal_of_the_European_Society_for_Iranian_Studies_02.pdfAssociation of Combatant ClericsMohammad KhatamiExecutives of Construction PartyCurtis Glenn https://archive.org/details/irancountrystudy00curt_2/page/231 Hooglund Eric Iran, a country study Washington, D.C., USA Library of Congress 2008 231 978-0-8444-1187-3 registrationCoalition of Imam's Line groupsMojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran OrganizationHezbollah Assembly (parliamentary group)Factional Politics in Post-Khomeini Iran Mehdi Moslem 2002 9780815629788 Syracuse University Press 245Association for Defence of Revolution ValuesMohammad ReyshahriFreedom Movement of IranBrumberg, Daniel Farhi, Farideh Power and Change in Iran: Politics of Contention and Conciliation 2016 Indiana University Press Indiana Series in Middle East Studies 175BoycottDemocratic Party of Iranian KurdistanRoger Howard Iran in Crisis?: The Future of the Revolutionary Regime and the US Response 2004 Zed Books Indiana Series in Middle East Studies 185 9781842774755 Media During the elections, neutrality of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) became a subject of dispute, as the organization was accused of supporting Nateq-Nouri and promoting conservative agenda.Gholam Khiabany Iranian Media: The Paradox of Modernity 2009 Routledge 978-0-203-87641-1 178 Salam supported KhatamiJohn H. Lorentz Khatami, Muhammad The A to Z of Iran 209 The A to Z Guide Series Scarecrow Press 169 2010 978-1461731917 Hamshahri supported KhatamiBrumberg, Daniel Reinventing Khomeini: The Struggle for Reform in Iran 2001 University of Chicago Press 290 0226077586 Resalat supported Nateq-NouriBasmenji Kaveh Tehran Blues: Youth Culture in Iran 2013 Saqi 978-0863565151 Nine: Playing Chess with an Ape Kayhan supported Nateq-Nouri Results 1997 Iranian presidential election Party Candidate Nohen et alDieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen Florian Grotz Christof Hartmann 2001 Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook Iran Oxford University Press I 76 0-19-924958-X ISSDP 1997 Presidential Election The Iran Social Science Data Portal Princeton University https://irandataportal.syr.edu/1997-presidential-election 10 August 2015 Votes % Votes % Association of Combatant Clerics Mohammad Khatami 20,078,187 69.07 20,138,784 69.1 Combatant Clergy Association Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri 7,242,859 24.91 7,248,317 24.87 Independent Reza Zavarei 771,460 2.65 772,707 2.65 Association for Defence of Revolution Values Mohammad Reyshahri 742,598 2.55 744,205 2.65 Blank or invalid votes 240,996 0.93 241,732 0.83 Totals 29,067,100 100 29,145,745 100 Registered voters 33,784,000 86.04 36,466,487 79.92 References External links Moderate triumphs in Iranian electionsJanuary 2025 medicmedic https://archive.today/20130505113705/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/news/campaigns/iran/irankey.xml&site=5&page=0%233 Mohammad Khatami's background el Iran Elections: An Overview Category:Presidential elections in Iran President President Iran