2017 Hassan Rouhani presidential campaign

Hassan Rouhani, the incumbent President of Iran, launched his reelection campaign for the Presidential office in February 2017.[9] The election itself and related events received international media attention with many issues being raised. Rouhani achieved a decisive victory after the May 2017 vote, with Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announcing that out of 41.3 million total votes cast Rouhani got 23.6 million. Ebrahim Raisi, Rouhani's closest rival, had picked up 15.8 million votes in contrast.[10]

2017 Hassan Rouhani presidential campaign
Campaign2017 Presidential Election
CandidateHassan Rouhani
President of Iran
AffiliationModeration and Development Party
StatusLaunched: 6 March 2017[1]
Registered: 14 April 2017[2]
Won election: 20 May 2017
HeadquartersNumber 222, 26th Alley, Farhang Square, Yusef Abad, Tehran, Iran
Key people
Slogan
Again Iran, Again Rouhani
دوباره ایران؛ دوباره روحانی
Freedom, security, peace and progress
آزادی، امنیت، آرامش و پیشرفت[8]
Theme song
  • "Bist Hezar Arezoo" by Mohsen Chavoshi
  • "Avaye Ordibehesht" by Saeed Modares
  • "Dobare Iran" by Hojat Ashrafzadeh
  • "Tekrar Mikonad" by Soroush Golshani
  • "Iran Banafsh" by Amir Shahyar
  • "Mr President" by Pourya Heidari
  • "Dast Bezan" by Mazyar Fallahi
  • "Dobare Iran" by Mohsen Sharifian
  • "Dobare Iran" by Amin Rostami
  • "In Sarzamin" by Mohammadreza Hedayati
ChantWith Rouhani until 2021
با روحانی تا ۱۴۰۰
We don't go back
به عقب برنمی گردیم
Viva Rouhani, Long live Mousavi and Khatami
روحانی زنده باد؛ موسوی و خاتمی پاینده باد
Website
Rouhani.ir
Rouhani96.ir
Dobareiran.com
Sahar.news
Setadrouhani.ir
Rouhani1400.com
dolat12.dobareiran.com

Early stages

The incumbent President Hassan Rouhani was considered a potential candidate in 2015.[11] On 25 October 2016, Iranian interior minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that President Hassan Rouhani is “sure to run for a second term”.[12] On 13 January 2017, Mahmoud Vaezi said Moderation and Development Party will back Rouhani in the election.[13] Rouhani himself never announced bid for re-election.[14]

Branding and record

In the summer of 2013 Rouhani was up against serious problems in almost every key sector of the Iranian economy. The economic picture is incomparably better today than it was three years ago. Inflation has declined from 40 to 10%, and the rial’s exchange rate has stabilized at its level from the year President Rouhani was elected.[15] Rouhani has restored a sense of security by preventing hyperinflation and shortages. Peace with world major powers on the basis of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action at the time he was done.[16] Removing the nuclear sanctions was among Rouhani campaign promises in 2013 and according to his administration, all nuclear-related sanctions, except for certain restrictions in banking, have been lifted following the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.[17] The administration Rouhani also succeeded in increasing Iran’s revenues via boosting oil and gas outputs and growing gas condensate exports. Iran oil exports have doubled since the deal took effect and major problems in the way of securing insurance for cargoes carrying oil from Iran have been resolved. Iran there has been an uptick in Asian and European trade with Iran, mainly due to the expansion of Iranian oil exports, which now stand at 2.5 million bpd. Foreigners have shown interest in making investments in the country and sharing their technologic know-how in various industrial fields. Consequently, the Rouhani administration succeeded in signing various agreements to attract foreign investments for implementing infrastructure projects to revamp road, rail, and air transport systems.[18] He extension government campaign by name "Again Iran" and We cannot go back. Rouhani campaign symbol is "Election ink" along with "V sign".[19] Is conversation Rouhani government "Freedom, security, peace and progress".[20]

Meeting

Hassan Rouhani on the big meeting at Azadi Sport Complex said the Iranian nation will decide between the path of "calm or tension" in the next presidential election, which he called "decisive".[21] Addressing a stadium packed with tens of thousands of supporters, Rouhani, who seeks another four-year term in office in the May 19 vote, said the nation on Election day should show the world that it is "determined for the future of Iran, not to sell it out. Rouhani said 12th government to promote justice, reforms[22] Iran spared no efforts to transform the image of extremism and violence to image of hope and justice and reformist way.[23]

Positions

Economics

Rouhani said "If we want a better economy, we should not let groups with security and political backing to get involved in the economy," Rouhani said during the debate, in an unmistakable swipe at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an elite military force with a vast business empire, which has backed his main hardline opponent Ebrahim Raisi.[24] Rouhani said at telecast “Some believe that unemployment can be tackled simply by distributing money or claiming to create plenty of jobs, while what is actually required to raise employment is making people look hopefully at future and feel calm and safe”.[25]

Speech after registering presidential

Foreign policy

Rouhani said at Isfahan and Mazandaran "Dear people of Iran, vote for freedom. I am ready to get the remaining sanctions lifted if elected. Rouhani said, Lifting the remaining sanctions would be difficult, as Khamenei, who has the last say on all state matters, has flatly rejected normalization of ties with the United States.[26]

Social rights

Rouhani said in Shiroudi hall meeting, “We won’t accept gender discrimination, we won’t accept gender oppression we want social and political freedom,” he said amid occasional eruptions of chants in support of opposition leaders under house arrest, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi and Mohammad Khatami dear for people. Rouhani is considered a moderate pro-dialogue President. He encourages personal freedom and free access to information.[27] Rouhani advocates the free functioning of social networks.[28] Rouhani to say Ebrahim Raisi, "I am surprised. Those of you who talk about freedom of speech these days".[29]

Young generation

Rouhani against rivals said “We are here to tell pro-violence extremists that your era has come to an end”, “You hardliners cannot stand against our youth’s choice of freedom and progress.”[30]

Provincial visits

ProvinceDateRef
Qazvin23 April[31]
Kerman29 April[32]
Yazd29 April[33]
Hormozgan30 April[34]
Golestan6 May[35]
West Azerbaijan7 May[36]
Hamedan7 May[37]
Kermanshah8 May[38]
Lorestan14 May[39]
Isfahan14 May[40]
East Azerbaijan14 May[41]
Mazandaran15 May[42]
Zanjan16 May[43]
Khuzestan16 May[44]
Ardabil17 May[45]
Razavi Khorasan17 May[45]

Media coverage

Rouhani's campaign publishes a newspaper named National Aspiration.[46] His TV documentary was censored by IRIB.

IRIB programmes[47]
Program title (Channel) Time File
Debate (IRIB1) 28 April 2017, 16:00–19:00
With camera (IRIB1) 29 April 2017, 22:00–22:45
Recorded conversation (IRINN) 1 May 2017, 21:30–22:00
Reply Iranian abroad (JJ1) 2 May 2017, 00:30–01:30 (originally 1 May)
Special conversation (IRIB2) 3 May 2017, 22:45–23:30
Debate (IRIB1) 5 May 2017, 16:00–19:00
Documentary (IRIB1) 6 May 2017,18:30–19:00
Documentary (IRIB1) 9 May 2017,22:00–22:30
Special conversation (IRIB2) 11 May 2017, 22:45–23:30
Debate (IRIB1) 12 May 2017, 16:00–19:00
Reply Iranian abroad (JJ1) 13 May 2017, 00:30–01:30
Reply Experts (IRIB4) 14 May 2017, 18:00–19:00 Cancelled[48]
Recorded conversation (IRINN) 15 May 2017, 21:30–22:00
Reply Youths (IRIB3) 17 May 2017, 19:10–18:10 Cancelled

Endorsements

Political umbrella organizations

Register
Rouhani submitting his candidacy at the Ministry of Interior
Rouhani showing V sign (Election ink) during time of registration as the symbol of his second bid

Parties

Illegal parties

Trade unions/Profession-designated parties

Individuals

Politicians
Meeting
Rouhani campaign's women rally at Shahid Shiroudi Hall Tehran
Philosophers
Clerics
Academics and scholars
Artists, writers and musicians
Athletes

See also

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