Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election withdrew from the race as the country prepared Thursday for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the polls to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
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A candidate in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race late Wednesday, becoming the first to back out in order for hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the vote to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two candidates in Iran’s presidential election withdrew from the race as the country prepared Thursday for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate in the polls to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
A candidate in Iran’s presidential election withdrew from the race, becoming the first to back out in order for hard-liners to coalesce around a unity candidate.
Two candidates have dropped out of Iran's presidential election a day ahead of the landmark vote, calling for unity among forces supporting the country's Islamic revolution.
Hardliners Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani withdraw as conservative groups try to rally behind a single candidate in the special election called after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi
Two ultraconservative candidates have pulled out of Iran's Friday presidential vote, leaving four contenders including one reformist still in the race.
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