Ebrahim Raisi 2017 presidential campaign explained

Candidate:Ebrahim Raisi
Headquarters:Mashhad, Iran
Key People:
Slogan:
“Government of Dignity and Work”
دولت کار و کرامت
Change in the interest of the people
تغییر به نفع مردم
Chant:Ebrahim Iconoclast
Beheshti smell is came
Status:Announced: 6 April 2017
Registered: 14 April 2017
Lost the election: 20 May 2017
Homepage:Raisi.org
Raisi-setad.com
Hamyanraisi.ir
Khadem96.ir

The Ebrahim Raisi 2017 presidential campaign began when Ebrahim Raisi, chairman of the Astan Quds Razavi, launched his campaign for the 2017 presidential election. Raisi's campaign pursued a populist agenda.

Early stages

In February 2017, Ebrahim Raisi was said to be backed by the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability and emerging as the conservative camp consensus candidate. One of the senior member of the front told press that his party tried to “persuade Ebrahim Raisi to stand for the elections, but did not succeed”. On 23 February 2017, Raisi won the majority of votes during the meeting held by Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, a newly established umbrella organization of conservatives.

Fifty out of the 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, whose names has not been disclosed, have signed a letter supporting Raisi for president in March 2017.

Branding

It focuses on presenting him as a symbol of Mohammad Beheshti, Iran's chief justice assassinated in 1981. His campaign portrays him as "man of the people"; when Mashhad was hit by an earthquake in early April, he cancelled his meeting in Tehran and said “it is necessary to be with the religious people of this land”.

Raisi has publicized pictures of his visits to poverty-stricken areas in remote villages, and opening an apartment complex for the families of Afghan fighters killed in Syrian civil war.

On 17 April 2017, Raisi wrote an open letter to Hassan Rouhani, recommending him to “observe moral codes”. Raisi's campaign symbol is "National identity card".[2] On 15 May 2017, conservative candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew his candidacy in favor of Raisi.[3] It is speculation that Ghalibaf will be Raisi's first vice president if he gets elected.[4] They also joined in a campaign rally in Tehran with each other.

Media coverage

Iranian moderates and reformists have criticized Iran's state-run television, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), for "excessively reporting" on Raisi. According to Etemaad newspaper, the television has been showing Raisi as the prayer Imam regularly in recent days. Raisi however wrote an open letter to IRIB head Abdulali Ali-Asgari, claiming it has 'biased advertisements' toward Rouhani because of coverage of his speeches as the President of Iran.

Social media activity

In March 2017, a determined campaign began in social media with circulating pictures of mostly young people, including liberal-looking women loosely wearing a hijab, holding pictures with the hashtag #RaisiCome (Persian: #رئیسی_بيا).

TV programs

Program title (Channel) TimeFile
Special conversation (IRIB2)26 April 2017, 22:45–23:30http://www.aparat.com/v/Pj7N4/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%98%D9%87_%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87_%D8%AF%D9%88_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C
Debate (IRIB1)28 April 2017, 16:00–19:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L52v2hri3Ak http://www.aparat.com/v/HBlgC/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%2896%2F2%2F8%29_%7C_%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4
With camera (IRIB1)30 April 2017, 22:00–22:45http://www.isna.ir/news/96021005910/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A6%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86
Documentary (IRIB1)3 May 2017,18:30–19:00http://www.farsnews.com/MediaDisplay.aspx?nn=13960213001847
Reply Iranian abroad (JJ1)4 May 2017, 00:30–01:30http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6074454/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1
Debate (IRIB1)5 May 2017, 16:00–19:00http://www.aparat.com/v/5GmYy/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85_6%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C_%2815%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA96%29
Special conversation (IRIB2)7 May 2017, 22:45–23:30http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6078160/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%98%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C
Recorded conversation (IRINN)10 May 2017, 21:30–22:00http://www.aparat.com/v/VqMrl/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87_%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B1
Debate (IRIB1)12 May 2017, 16:00–19:00http://www.aparat.com/v/9B4Mo/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85_6%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%AF_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%2822_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA96%29
Reply Youths (IRIB3)13 May 2017, 19:10–18:10http://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/6086104/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%87
Documentary (IRIB1)14 May 2017,22:00–22:30http://www.aparat.com/v/cFd0Q/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%2825_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B4%D8%AA_96%29
Reply Iranian abroad (JJ1)15 May 2017, 00:30–01:30http://www.aparat.com/v/IiHP3/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1
Recorded conversation (IRINN)16 May 2017, 21:30–22:00http://www.aparat.com/v/X0BWp/%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%B7_%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87_6
Reply Experts (IRIB4)17 May 2017, 18:00–19:00http://www.isna.ir/news/96022718028/%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A6%D9%88-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AE-%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86
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Political positions

Economics

Raisi has said “I see the activation of a resistance economy as the only way to end poverty and deprivation in the country”. He supports development of the agricultural sector, rather than spending money on shopping malls, which “will eventually benefit foreign brands”. Raisi sees economic sanctions as an opportunity.[6]

He has promised to triple the monthly state benefits, currently Rls.450,000 per citizen, to tackle corruption and create six million jobs.

Foreign policy

Answering reporters about his foreign policy, he said it “would be to establish ties with every country except Israel”.

Sex segregation

Ebrahim Raisi is one of the supporters of Sex segregation. He said in a 2014 interview that "I think this is a good move because the majority of women do a better job in a totally relaxed atmosphere and fit are required", said about a plan segregation in Tehran Municipality.[7] He is also supporter of Islamization of universities, revision of the Internet and deal with Western culture.[8] [9] [10]

Provincial visits

Province Date Ref
South Khorasan25 April
Yazd25 April
Qazvin30 April
Zanjan30 April
Hormozgan1 May
Hamedan2 May
Kermanshah2 May
Ilam3 May
Lorestan3 May
Qom6 May
Markazi7 May
Khuzestan8 May
Sistan and Baluchestan9 May
Kerman9 May
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari13 May
Ardabil13 May
East Azerbaijan13 May
West Azerbaijan13 May
Golestan14 May[11]
Mazandaran14 May
Gilan14 May
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad15 May[12]
Fars15 May[13]
Isfahan15 May
Bushehr15 May[14]
Alborz16 May[15]
Tehran16 May[16]
North Khorasan16 May[17]

Endorsements

Organizations

Individuals

Assembly of Experts members
MPs
Former ministers
Former vice presidents
Former vice ministers
Judiciary officials
Artists
Athletes
Others

Controversy

Raisi's practice of distributing flour among the poor has been criticized and compared to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's similar distribution of potatoes before 2009 presidential election.

Notes and References

  1. News: فاطمه آلیا، مسئول کمیته زنان ستاد رئیسی و سخنان وی در رابطه با زنان مطلقه. 14 May 2017.
  2. News: فیلم/ "کارت ملی" نماد دولت رئیسی شد. 30 April 2017.
  3. News: Iran: Tehran Mayor Qalibaf Withdraws, Backs Hardliner Raisi for President. 15 May 2017.
  4. News: The reason Tehran's mayor dropped out of presidential race. 16 May 2017. 19 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520145907/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/05/iran-presidential-election-ghalibaf-raisi-withdraw-first-vp.html. 20 May 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Full Table of Presidential Candidates' Programmes in IRIB Announced. IRNA. Persian. 24 April 2017.
  6. News: رئیسی: تحریم یک فرصت است/باید خود را مقاوم کنیم . 12 May 2017.
  7. News: بانوان اولین مدافع تفکیک جنسیتی هستند . 2014.
  8. News: رئیسی: دانشگاهها باید اسلامی شوند . 8 May 2017.
  9. News: ابراهیم رییسی: باید به دنبال حذف ترویج فرهنگ غربی از متن جامعه باشیم. 10 May 2017. 19 May 2017. 19 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919234703/http://www.espadananews.com/node/3434. dead.
  10. News: اسلامی‌ نکردن دانشگاه‌ها کشور را با مشکل مواجه می‌کند/رشد اینترنت ما را وادار به بازنگری می‌کند. 11 May 2017.
  11. News: سفرهای استانی امروز حجة الاسلام دکتر رئیسی. Raisi.ir. Persian. 14 May 2017. 14 May 2017.
  12. News: رقیب دولت فقط عملکرد خود اوست. Raisi.ir. Persian. 15 May 2017. 15 May 2017. 17 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517141703/http://raisi.ir/post/581/%D8%B1%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A8-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B7-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA. dead.
  13. News: سفرهای استانی امروز حجة الاسلام دکتر رئیسی. Raisi.ir. Persian. 15 May 2017. 15 May 2017.
  14. http://raisi.ir/post/602/%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B2%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87 زمان حرف زدن تمام شده
  15. http://raisi.ir/post/605/%D8%A2%D9%82%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%86%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF آقایان میگویند نمی شود
  16. Web site: در قلب تهران . 2017-05-16 . 2017-05-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170517143613/http://raisi.ir/post/583/%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 . dead .
  17. http://raisi.ir/post/627/%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B1-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%AC-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA سخنرانی رئیسی در بجنورد
  18. News: Justiceseekers Party of Islamic Iran Declared Support for Raisi. 5 May 2017. Fars News Agency. 22 April 2017. Persian.
  19. Web site: Tehran mayor Ghalibaf withdraws candidacy in Iran's presidential candidacy. 15 May 2017. 15 May 2017. Tehran Times.
  20. News: Massive Student Gathering of Supporters of Hujatulislam Raisi Began. 26 April 2017. Mehr News Agency. Persian.
  21. News: Saeed Mortazavi: I Will Vote For Raisi. 26 April 2017. ISNA. Persian.
  22. News: Raisi no less powerful than Rouhani: Javad Larijani. 27 April 2017. Tehran Times.
  23. http://www.khabaronline.ir/detail/665633/sport/sport-management آخرین بازمانده تفکر احمدی‌نژاد در ورزش رخ نمود!

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