2013 Iranian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 14 June 2013. Hassan Rouhani was elected in the first round of voting with 52% of the vote. Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf finished second with 17% of the vote. Voter turnout was 73%.

2013 Iranian presidential election

14 June 2013
Turnout72.71% ( 12.51pp)
 
Nominee Hassan Rouhani Bagher Ghalibaf Saeed Jalili
Party MDP PJP FIRS
Popular vote 18,613,329 6,077,292 4,168,946
Percentage 52.49% 17.14% 11.76%

 
Nominee Mohsen Rezaee Ali Akbar Velayati
Party RFII FFLIL
Popular vote 3,884,412 2,268,753
Percentage 10.95% 6.40%

Most voted-for candidate by district
Rouhani: violet; Ghalibaf: yellow; Jalili: red; Rezaee: blue

President before election

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
ABII

Elected President

Hassan Rouhani
MDP

The Guardian Council screened 680 registered candidates, approving eight to run in the election; Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Ali Akbar Velayati, Saeed Jalili, Mohsen Rezaee, Mohammad Gharazi, Hassan Rouhani and Mohammad Reza Aref. Haddad-Adel and Aref later withdrew from the race in the days leading up to the election. Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not able to run for re-election as he was limited to two terms or 8 years in office under the Iranian constitution.

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