2013 Iranian Presidential Election - June 14,2013

The 11th election of the President of Iran is scheduled to be held on June 14,2013 to elect the 7th President and successor of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is legally barred from standing for a third term.

The President is elected by Universal Suffrage for a 4-year term

Registration of candidates are taking place from Tuesday May 07,2013 to Saturday May 11,2013 .After the registration step, registered candidates must be qualified by the Guardian Council(constitutionally-mandated 12-member council)  in order to be on the ballot.Presidential candidates must be approved by the Guardian Council prior to running in order to ensure their allegiance to the ideals of the Islamic revolution

Hassan Rouhani Wins the Presidential Election

Hassan Rouhani  was victorious, elected in the first round of voting with 50.71% of the vote

Nearly 36.7 million Iranians voted, 72.7% of eligible voters

Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf finished second with 16.56% of the vote

The Guardian Council approved just 8 candidates 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 Reza Aref subsequently withdrew from the race