Iranian presidential election, 1980
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The First Iranian presidential election
was held on January 25, 1980.It was held one year after Iranian Revolution
when the cabinet of Prime Minister
Mehdi Bazargan
was resigned and Council of Islamic Revolution was in power. 96 candidates ran in this election.
Abulhassan Banisadr was elect as president with 75.6% of votes and became the first president of Iran
. After two week the first Iranian parliamentary election
after revolution was held and Islamic Republican Party
won the election.
The inauguration of Banisadr was held on 4 February in Tehran.
President of Iran
The President of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in, and the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran; although subordinate to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state...
was held on January 25, 1980.It was held one year after Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
when the cabinet of Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Mehdi Bazargan
Mehdi Bazargan
Mehdi Bazargan was a prominent Iranian scholar, academic, long-time pro-democracy activist and head of Iran's interim government, making him Iran's first prime minister after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. He was the head of the first engineering department of Tehran University...
was resigned and Council of Islamic Revolution was in power. 96 candidates ran in this election.
Abulhassan Banisadr was elect as president with 75.6% of votes and became the first president of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. After two week the first Iranian parliamentary election
Iranian legislative election, 1980
Elections to the Majlis of Iran were held on March 14, 1980 and May 9, 1980. A total of 270 representatives were to be chosen.It was the first parliamentary election after Iranian Revolution....
after revolution was held and Islamic Republican Party
Islamic Republican party
The Islamic Republican Party was a political party in Iran, formed in mid-1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran...
won the election.
The inauguration of Banisadr was held on 4 February in Tehran.
External links
- Sharghs article about the first Iranian election (in Persian)