RB News World Latest News
Related Articles
Former Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi died in a helicopter accident. After which, voting for the post of President was held once again in the country on 28 June. After which the election results were declared on 29 June. However, no candidate could get enough votes to take over the chair of the President. But after the election results came out, the religious leaders of Iran got a big shock.
According to the results, the candidate of the reformist party Masood Pezeshkian got 10.4 million votes i.e. 42 percent votes, while the radical candidate Saeed Jalili, who played an important role in the nuclear deal, got only 9.4 million i.e. 38.6 percent votes. 50 percent votes are required to win in Iran. After which, on July 5, there will be a contest once again between the candidate of the reformist party Masood Pezeshkian and the radical candidate Saeed Jalili and voting will be done.
Radical leaders got a big setback
In these elections of Iran, radical leaders have got a big setback and after the results of the election, the attitude of the public has also come out clearly. Where the leader of the reformist party Masoud Pezeshkian got 42 percent of the votes. It became clear from this that the people of Iran are demanding change and not radical religious leaders.
Also, under the radical laws of Iran, Mahsa Amini died in police custody in 2022. Wearing hijab is mandatory in Iran, which Mahsa Amini did not wear properly and she was taken into custody, after which Amini died in police custody. After Amini’s death, protests were held against this incident across the country and people demanded change.
The influence of religious leaders started ending
After the protests in 2022, now people have put forward their opposition through vote. While some people of the country put forward their opinion by voting, on the other hand many people expressed their displeasure by not voting. According to the interior ministry of Iran, 60 percent of Iranians did not vote. On this, many analysts said that to a large extent the government ignored the demand for change of the people of Iran, due to which now people have put forward their protest against the fanatic religious leaders.
Power in the hands of religious supreme leader
Iran used to be a modern country earlier, but after the Islamic revolution in the country in the year 1979, the power of religious leaders was established in Iran. After which a religious supreme leader emerged in Iran on whose instructions the President of Iran works. Currently Ali Khomeini is the supreme leader of Iran. In Iran, power and authority remain in the hands of the religious supreme leader. But this time the results of the elections are telling that the people of Iran have also hit this religious power.
How was the impact of religious leaders
If we turn the pages of Iran’s history, it is clearly visible that religious leaders dominated Iran and they kept winning with huge votes. In the presidential election in 2005, radical leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won with 61.69 votes. After which in the next election also he gained power with 62 percent votes. In the year 2013, reformist leader Hassan Rouhani won with 50 percent votes. After which Ibrahim Raisi also entered the fray in 2017 but lost to Hassan Rouhani and Rouhani remained in power. In 2021, Ibrahim Raisi contested the presidential election for the second time. In which he won with 62 percent votes.
Demand for change rising
Due to the radical laws of Iran, the people of Iran are demanding change. Also, Iran’s economic crisis is also not hidden from anyone. Iran has been facing economic crisis for the last several years. Due to which the lives of the people of Iran have been affected due to rising inflation in the country. Also, due to Iran’s aggressive policies, America has imposed many sanctions on Iran. US sanctions imposed since 2018 have severely limited Iran’s oil exports and its revenues. Which has had a huge impact on Iran’s economy.
Although oil exports have increased significantly in the last two years, the revenue was only 85 million which is not enough to meet all the needs of the population.
Who is the new leader of Iran who shook the foundations of the Supreme Leader who has been ruling for decades?
While religious fundamentalist leaders have dominated Iran for a long time, now a leader has emerged who shook the foundations of the Supreme Leader. Presidential elections were held in Iran in the year 2021 in which Ibrahim Raisi won with 62 percent of the votes, but he died in a helicopter crash accident. After which presidential elections are going on in the country once again.
In this election, mainly radical leader Saeed Jalili and reformist leader Masood Pezeshkian were face to face. Voting took place in the country on June 28 and the results came out on June 29. In which Masood Pezeshkian defeated the religious leaders and got 42 percent of the votes. Radical leader Saeed Jalili, who played an important role in Iran’s nuclear deal, got only 38 percent of the votes.
However, neither of them got enough votes to occupy the throne of the President. In fact, 50 percent votes are required to win in Iran, after which voting will be held once again between these two on July 5.
Who is Masoud Pezeshkian
While radical leaders dominate elections in Iran, this time a different trend has been seen in the elections. Masoud Pezeshkian emerged as a leader who is a reformist leader. Masoud Pezeshkian is a cardiac surgeon by profession.
Masood Pezeshkian took his first step in politics in the year 1997. In 1997, he was made Deputy Health Minister in the government of Mohammad Khatami. After which he took over the responsibility of Health Minister from the year 2001 to 2005. After which he also held the post of MP five times. Also served as the first Deputy Speaker of Parliament from the year 2016 to 2020.
Applied for presidential election twice
This is not the first time that Masoud Pezeshkian has appeared in the presidential election. Earlier also in the year 2013, he came forward for the presidential election, but then he withdrew his name. After which in the year 2021 election also he put forward his name for the election, but his name was not approved. Due to this he could not contest the election. After which he got a chance to contest the presidential election in the year 2024.
Where did he get education from
Masood Pezeshkian was born in the city of Mahabad, Iran in the year 1954. After which after the Iran-Iraq war, he studied medicine at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. In the year 1993, he received a sub-specialization in cardiac surgery from Iran University of Medical Sciences. Later he became a heart surgeon. In the year 1994, he became the President of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and held this post for five years.
Pezeshkian’s wife was also a doctor, but Pezeshkian lost his wife and one of his children in a car accident. After which he raised his remaining 2 sons and a daughter alone.
Pezeshkian’s ideology
Pezeshkian has emerged as a leader who has indicated that he will work to connect Iran’s foreign policy, diplomacy and Iran with the world, including the West. He also intends to start reforms in both economic and cultural sectors in Iran. He has also stressed that many sanctions imposed on Iran by the US limit Iran’s trade.
Supreme Leader gets a big blow
Pezeshkian took the lead in the election and got 42 percent votes. However, he could not cross the target of victory. But he has given a blow to the religious forces of Iran. Actually, religious fundamentalist leaders have dominated in Iran. Also, the Supreme Leader has the most power in Iran and he gives directions to the President. After which, now when Saeed Jalili, a candidate close to the Supreme Leader, got 38 percent votes, the Supreme Leader got a shock.
