JOINT STATEMENT - THE OBSERVATORY / LDDHI Paris-Geneva, October 14, 2022 – After already being sentenced to several years in prison on various charges…
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image captionA new president will be elected as the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani, has completed two terms
Seven candidates have been allowed to stand in Iran s presidential election this month. Hundreds registered but were disqualified by the election watchdog, the Guardian Council. Of those who were approved, five are hardliners.
The two other candidates are a moderate - a term applied to those who are less conservative when it comes to issues like relations with the West - and a reformist , or those who are more liberal in their views about social freedom as well as international relations.