Iranian presidential elections

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Iranian presidential elections are tightly controlled national votes in which Iran’s president is chosen from candidates pre-screened by the powerful Guardian Council within the country’s theocratic-republican system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf election
national election
campaignRegulation restrictions on opposition activities
state-controlled media environment
candidateEligibilityRequirement must be Shia Muslim
must be among religious and political personalities
must be loyal to the Islamic Republic
must be of Iranian origin
must have Iranian nationality
must have administrative capacity and resourcefulness
must have belief in the principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran
must have good reputation and trustworthiness
must have official religion of the country
candidatePreScreeningBy Guardian Council
candidateRegistrationAuthority Ministry of Interior of Iran
candidateVettingAuthority Guardian Council
controlledBy Guardian Council
country Iran
disqualificationPractice mass disqualification of candidates in some cycles
electorate Iranian citizens aged 18 and over
finalApprovalOfResultsBy Supreme Leader of Iran
firstElectionHeld 1980 Iranian presidential election
firstRoundRequirement absolute majority of valid votes
frequency every four years
governedBy Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
influencedBy Supreme Leader of Iran
internationalObservationStatus generally not monitored by major international observer missions
language Persian
legalFramework Election Law of the Islamic Republic of Iran
location Islamic Republic of Iran
linked to: Iran
mainReligiousContext Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
notableFeature candidates are tightly vetted
exclusion of many reformist and opposition candidates
high influence of unelected bodies
officeContested President of Iran
overseenBy Guardian Council
politicalSystemContext Islamic Republic of Iran
linked to: Iran
politicalSystemType theocratic-republican system
relatedInstitution Assembly of Experts
Expediency Discernment Council
Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles)
linked to: Parliament of Iran

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
secondRoundCondition held if no candidate wins absolute majority
secondRoundParticipants two candidates with most votes in first round
supervisingAuthority Ministry of Interior of Iran
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms for president
turnoutCharacteristic historically high but variable voter turnout
votingMethod popular vote
votingSystem two-round system

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Guardian Council influences Iranian presidential elections
Iranian presidential elections firstElectionHeld 1980 Iranian presidential election
linked to: Iranian presidential elections
Mohsen Rezaee candidateInElection 2009 Iranian presidential election
linked to: Iranian presidential elections
Mohsen Rezaee candidateInElection 2013 Iranian presidential election
linked to: Iranian presidential elections
Ebrahim Raisi ranForOffice 2017 Iranian presidential election
linked to: Iranian presidential elections