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Eghbal
''Eqbal'' ( fa, اقبال ; ''Luck'') was a Persian language, Persian reformist newspaper published in Iran. It was shut down in July 2005. History and profile ''Eqbal'' was a reformist daily of which managing editor was Morteza Fallah. It was unofficially affiliated to the leading reformist party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front. Karim Arqandehpour was among senior editors of the paper. The paper supported Mostafa Moin in the Iranian presidential election, 2005, presidential election in 2005. Closure In June 2005, before the presidential election, the paper along with ''Aftab Yazd'' published the letter of presidential candidate Mehdi Karrubi to Supreme Leader of Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Upon this incident both papers were banned for one day by Tehran Public and Revolutionary Court on 20 June. In fact, two more dailies, namely ''Etemad'', and ''Hayat-e-No'', also published the letter of Karrubi and were banned by the same body. Following the ban ''Eqbal'' cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Presidential Election, 2005
Presidential elections were held in Iran 17 June 2005, with a second round run-off on 24 June. Mohammad Khatami, the previous President of Iran, stepped down on 2 August 2005, after serving his maximum two consecutive four-year terms according to the Islamic Republic's constitution. The election led to the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the hardline mayor of Tehran, with 19.48% of the votes in the first round and 61.69% in the second. Factors thought to have contributed to Ahmadinejad's victory include mobilization of mosque networks and conservative/hardline voters, and a protest vote against corrupt elite insiders and for "new political blood". A loyal supporter of conservative Supreme Leader Khamenei, Ahmadinejad kissed the leader's hand during his authorization ceremony. Officials reported a turnout of about 59% of Iran's 47 million eligible voters, a decline from the 63% turnout reported in the first round of balloting a week before. Schedule Schedule of the election h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
