1985 Iranian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 16 August 1985, and resulted in the re-election of the incumbent President Ali Khamenei.
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16 August 1985
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| Registered | 25,993,802[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 54.78%[1] ( 19.48pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Campaign
Freedom Movement of Iran called for a boycott.[2]
Candidates
In July 1985, 50 people applied for the nomination, of whom only three were approved:
- Ali Khamenei, the current president and candidate of the Islamic Republic Party.
- Mahmoud Kashani, lawyer and independent candidate.
- Habibollah Asgaroladi, former Minister of Commerce and candidate of the Islamic Coalition Party
Disqualified
The following candidates were disqualified by the Guardian Council:
- Mehdi Bazargan, Secretary-General of Freedom Movement of Iran and former Prime Minister of Iran[3]
- Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha[4]
- Mohammad-Mehdi Abdekhodaei, Secretary-General of Fada'iyan-e Islam[4]
- Babak Zahraei, Leader of Socialist Workers' Party of Iran[4]
Results
| 1985 Iranian presidential election | |||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Nohen et al[5] | ISSDP[1] | ||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Islamic Republican Party | Ali Khamenei | 12,203,870 | 87.9 | 12,205,012 | 85.00 | ||
| Islamic Republican Party | Mahmoud Kashani | 1,402,416 | 10.1 | 1,402,953 | 9.85 | ||
| Islamic Republican Party | Habibollah Asgaroladi | 283,297 | 2.00 | 278,113 | 1.95 | ||
| Blank or invalid votes | 355,047 | 2.50 | 352,509 | 2.47 | |||
| Totals | 14,244,630 | 100 | 14,238,587 | 100 | |||
Notes
- Origin of the Principlists
