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on 8 June 2001. The result was a victory for incumbent president Mohammad Khatami, who was re-elected for a second term.

Candidates

Although 814 candidates registered for the election, including 25 women, the Guardian Council reduced it to ten. The final candidates were: * Mohammad Khatami, incumbent President * Ahmad Tavakkoli, former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs * Ali Shamkhani, Minister of Defense * Abdollah Jassbi, Chancellor of

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* Mahmoud Kashani, former Iranian delegation to the

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* Hassan Ghafourifard, former Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament * Mansour Razavi, Member of Tehran City Council * Shahabedin Sadr, former Member of Parliament * Ali Fallahian, former Minister of Intelligence * Mostafa Hashemitaba, Head of Physical Education Organization

Campaign

After the scandalous final two years of his term, Mohammad Khatami was expected to be elected by a much smaller margin than in 1997. His term was marred by the unlawful arrest of political activists, killings of Iranian dissidents, and closure of several Iranian newspapers. Though Khatami was still believed to win by a

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, this oppression was thought to significantly impact his performance in the election. Initially, Khatami had considered not running for reelection. But, after months of his supporters and party members pleading with him, he finally decided to declare his candidacy two months before the start of the election. Central to Khatami's campaign were the issues of economic revival, job growth, and democratic reform. Khatami also sought to restore the austerity of the

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. According to CNN, Khatami's aides described his campaign as a "referendum for reform". Most of Khatami's nine other challengers were independent conservatives, according to BBC.

Candidates

Campaign

Results

Turnout by province

Notes

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