• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Iran Holds Presidential Elections Amid Challenges

by Ruth Nwokwu
12 months ago
in World News
Iran
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Iranians will file out to cast their votes on Friday, June 28 to elect a new president from a pool of six candidates, which included a single reformist aiming to confront the influence of conservatives in the Islamic republic.

Advertisement

A presidential election in Iran had not been due until 2025 but was brought forward after President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash last month.

The snap poll comes at a challenging time as Iran grapples with the economic impact of international sanctions amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war between Israel and Tehran’s ally Hamas.

The election is also being held just five months before a presidential election in the United States, Iran’s sworn enemy and Israel’s staunch ally.

Leading contenders for Iran’s second highest-ranking office are conservative parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, and the sole reformist, Massoud Pezeshkian.

RELATED

1.4bn Citizens Upbeat As India Launches Space Mission

1.4bn Citizens Upbeat As India Launches Space Mission

4 months ago
126 Die In Tibet Earthquake

126 Die In Tibet Earthquake

5 months ago

The others are conservative Tehran mayor Alireza Zakani, cleric Mostafa Pourmohammadi, and incumbent vice president Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, the ultraconservative head of the Martyrs’ Foundation.

The six have staged largely low-key campaigns, which included televised debates where they vowed to tackle economic challenges and offered varied views on Iran’s relations with the West.

Ali Vaez of the International Crisis Group says the new president will also have to tackle the challenge of the deepening “fissure between the state and society”.

“Nobody has presented a concrete plan of how they are going to deal with a lot of these issues,” he said.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who wields the ultimate authority in Iran has called for high participation on Friday.
In the 2021 election that brought Raisi to power, voters shunned the polls after many reformists and moderates were disqualified.

The turnout then was just under 49 percent, the lowest in any presidential election in Iran.

People appear divided over whether voting will mean any key concerns on issues being addressed.

These include the mounting effects of soaring inflation and the decline of the rial against the dollar.

Neda, an engineer who gave only her first name, in northern Tehran, said “There’s no way I’m voting.

“No matter who takes the post, none of them is sympathetic with the nation. My vote won’t affect anything,” she told AFP.

In contrast, 60-year-old housewife Jaleh said she was rooting for reformist Pezeshkian, who comes “from the people” and could address unemployment and poverty.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

START EARNING US DOLLARS as a Nigerian ($35,000) monthly. Companies are sacking their workers due to AI (artificial intelligence), business owners are in panic mode. Only the smart will make it. Click here


Tags: IranPresidential Elections
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Police Nab Man Over Alleged N120m Fraud In Bauchi

Next Post

Edith Imonikhe: The Rise Of A Multi-talented Content Creator

Ruth Nwokwu

Ruth Nwokwu

You May Like

1.4bn Citizens Upbeat As India Launches Space Mission
World News

1.4bn Citizens Upbeat As India Launches Space Mission

2025/02/05
126 Die In Tibet Earthquake
World News

126 Die In Tibet Earthquake

2025/01/08
Mexico Threatens Retaliation After Trump’s Tariff Hike Plan
World News

Mexico Threatens Retaliation After Trump’s Tariff Hike Plan

2024/11/27
Okpekpe Road Race Organisers Renew Partnership With Nigerian Breweries, Development Bank
Athletics

1,000 Runners To Participate In Maiden Capital City Race

2024/11/23
Premier League Clubs Vote To Keep VAR
Sport

Premier League Clubs Approve Changes To APT Rules

2024/11/23
Monday, Imade Nominated For Spanish Liga F POTM For September
Sport

Monday, Imade Nominated For Spanish Liga F POTM For September

2024/11/23
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

PICTORIAL: NAF Airstrikes Destroy Terrorists’ Hideouts, Foil Eid Attack In Borno

Ireland Deports 35 Nigerians Over Immigration Rule Violations

Bitget Hosts Blockchain Education Day To Foster Web3 Awareness Growth

Low Key Sallah In Niger As Bago, Etsu Nupe Urge Peace

Plateau Govt Engages 20,000 Youths In Agro-Industrial Chains

Benue Govt Orders Residents To Vacate Flood-Prone Areas

Nasarawa Building Renewable Energy Future Through Lithium – Commissioner

Tinubu Commiserates With Ex-Kogi West Senator Adeyemi Over Mother’s Death

Eid al-Adha: Matawalle Urges National Unity, Prayers

Your Political Rating Is Ruined, PDP Professionals Tell Gov Eno

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.