1985 Iranian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 16 August 1985, and resulted in the re-election of the incumbent President Ali Khamenei.

Campaign

Freedom Movement of Iran called for a boycott.

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
• Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
• Mohammad-Mehdi Abdekhodaei, Secretary-General of Fada'iyan-e Islam
• Babak Zahraei, Leader of Socialist Workers' Party of Iran

Results

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