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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 2 October 1981 following the assassination of president Mohammad-Ali Rajai. Ali Khamenei was elected with 95% of the vote.
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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 2 October 1981 following the assassination of president Mohammad-Ali Rajai. Ali Khamenei was elected with 95% of the vote.
Ali Akbar Parvaresh, Hassan Ghafourifard and Reza Zavare'i all publicly endorsed Khamenei for president, stating on television that they would vote for him. [2]
| October 1981 Iranian presidential election | |||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Nohen et al [3] | ISSDP [1] | ||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Islamic Republican Party | Ali Khamenei | 16,007,072 | 95.01 | 16,008,579 | 95.05 | ||
| Islamic Coalition Party | Ali Akbar Parvaresh | 341,841 | 2.03 | 341,874 | 2.02 | ||
| Islamic Republican Party | Hassan Ghafourifard | 75,658 | 0.45 | 80,545 | 0.48 | ||
| Islamic Republican Party | Reza Zavare'i | 62,156 | 0.37 | 59,058 | 0.35 | ||
| Blank or invalid votes | 360,269 | 2.14 | 357,661 | 2.12 | |||
| Totals | 16,846,996 | 100 | 16,847,717 | 100 | |||
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