Subscribe to Print Edition | Sat., June 13, 2009 Sivan 21, 5769 | | Israel Time: 05:30 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Focus U.S.A. Travel Week's End Anglo File
Share |
Last update - 11:38 12/06/2009
IN PICTURES / Iran chooses a president
By The Associated Press
Tags: Ahmadinejad, Iran 

Who can run: Under the Iranian Constitution, candidates for president must be Muslim and between the ages of 25 to 75. There are differing interpretations about whether women are eligible for the presidency, but the ruling clerics have blocked all potential women candidates. Parliament permits women and members of religious minorities to run. People with criminal records or high-ranking officials of the toppled monarchy are banned from running for elected office.


Photos by Reuters and The Associated Press


Reaching the ballot: All hopefuls for high elected office must be cleared by the Guardian Council, a 12-member body of clerics and scholars loyal to the ruling theocracy. The council often rejects potential candidates considered too liberal or critical of the Islamic system. For Friday's election, just four of more than 470 possible candidates were allowed.

Who wins: A simple majority - 50 percent plus one vote - is needed to win the presidency. If no candidate attains that Friday, a second round is held between the two top vote-getters on June 19.

Who votes: Anyone at least 18 years old. There are more than 46.2 million eligible voters for Friday's election - with about a third of the voters under 30. The figure includes millions of Iranians living abroad. Iran's overall population is more than 70 million.

President's role: The president has control of some domestic policies and serves as the international face of the country. But the non-elected theocracy, headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, controls all major decisions and directly oversees key government posts such as the foreign, intelligence and defense ministers.
Bookmark to del.icio.us  
 
Holocaust Memorial
Elderly gunman named as white supremacist opens fire on guards at D.C. memorial.
Why 'Jewish' state?
A.B. Yehoshua argues that the many qualifiers of Israel's name do more harm than good.
  1.   Whoever is choosen, they all are the same. 12:45  |  Amnon 12/06/09
  2.   to Amnon # 1 19:47  |  John 12/06/09
  3.   Khamenei vs Khamenei: YOU GET TO CHOOSE ! 04:37  |  Fortuna Benmayor 13/06/09
Special Offers
Advertisement
hotel Jerusalem
David Citadel Hotel, come stay at the finest of Jerusalem hotels.
ISRAEL ARMY SURPLUS STORE
IDF insignia,Uniforms, Paladium Boots Watches, Israel Army T-shirts & Collectibles
Dead Sea Skin Care
Quality cosmetics from the Dead Sea. Coupon code HAARETZ for 12% off!
Eldan Rent a Car
Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
Junkyard
Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
More Headlines
04:33 Iran election tally: Ahmadinejad wins 66%
01:03 Lebanon's Hariri wants unity government including Hezbollah
02:59 U.S.: Netanyahu policy speech not adequate
21:15 J Street blasts 'distorted' poll that says Israelis against settlement freeze
01:03 ANALYSIS / All Iran candidates will bolster Hamas, Hezbollah ties
01:32 Five gay couples wed in ceremony on Tel Aviv beach
23:17 UN approves wider sanctions against North Korea
20:58 WATCH: Daily news round-up from Israel
22:25 Noam Shalit gives Jimmy Carter letter to son held by Hamas
09:48 What about the Arabs' natural growth?
17:59 U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum reopens after day of mourning
16:34 Convict stages son's bar mitzvah in New York jail
11:38 IN PICTURES / Iran chooses a president
Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Site rules |
| Israel 2009 election results | Makom: Engaging on Israel
| Search engine marketing
Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
© Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved