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In February 2017, Ebrahim Raisi was said to be backed by the Front of Islamic Revolution Stability and emerging as the conservative camp consensus candidate.[10] One of the senior member of the front told press that his party tried to "persuade Ebrahim Raisi to stand for the elections, but did not succeed".[11] On 23 February 2017, Raisi won the majority of votes during the meeting held by Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces, a newly established umbrella organization of conservatives.[12]
Fifty out of the 88 members of the Assembly of Experts, whose names has not been disclosed, have signed a letter supporting Raisi for president in March 2017.[13]
Branding
Raisi speaking after registration
It focuses on presenting him as a symbol of Mohammad Beheshti, Iran's chief justice assassinated in 1981.[4] His campaign portrays him as "man of the people"; when Mashhad was hit by an earthquake in early April, he cancelled his meeting in Tehran and said "it is necessary to be with the religious people of this land".[14]
Raisi has publicized pictures of his visits to poverty-stricken areas in remote villages,[15] and opening an apartment complex for the families of Afghan fighters killed in Syrian civil war.[16]
Iranian moderates and reformists have criticized Iran's state-run television, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), for "excessively reporting" on Raisi. According to Etemaad newspaper, the television has been showing Raisi as the prayer Imam regularly in recent days. Raisi however wrote an open letter to IRIB head Abdulali Ali-Asgari, claiming it has 'biased advertisements' toward Rouhani because of coverage of his speeches as the President of Iran.[21]
Social media activity
In March 2017, a determined campaign began in social media with circulating pictures of mostly young people, including liberal-looking women loosely wearing a hijab, holding pictures with the hashtag #RaisiCome (Persian: #رئیسی_بيا).[16][22]
Raisi has said "I see the activation of a resistance economy as the only way to end poverty and deprivation in the country".[16] He supports development of the agricultural sector, rather than spending money on shopping malls, which "will eventually benefit foreign brands".[9] Raisi sees economic sanctions as an opportunity.[24]
He has promised to triple the monthly state benefits, currently Rls.450,000 per citizen, to tackle corruption and create six million jobs.[25]
Foreign policy
Answering reporters about his foreign policy, he said it "would be to establish ties with every country except Israel”.[15]
Sex segregation
Ebrahim Raisi is one of the supporters of Sex segregation. He said in a 2014 interview that "I think this is a good move because the majority of women do a better job in a totally relaxed atmosphere and fit are required", said about a plan segregation in Tehran Municipality.[26] He is also supporter of Islamization of universities, revision of the Internet and deal with Western culture.[27][28][29]
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