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The eight candidates who won approval to stand in Iran's presidential elections to be held in June.
The eight candidates who won approval to stand in Iran's presidential elections to be held in June.

Live Blog: Presidential Debate In Iran

In Tehran on May 31, the eight men approved to stand in Iran's presidential election on June 14 debated the issues live on Iranian state TV. RFE/RL's Golnaz Esfandiari live-blogged the debate.

13:47 31.5.2013
Rezai criticized Gharazi, the issue of unemployment different from inflation.
13:47 31.5.2013
Mohsen Rezai is next.
13:46 31.5.2013
Velayati: help needed for agricultors.
13:46 31.5.2013
Velayati says there should be emphasize on production.
13:45 31.5.2013
Haddad Adel : we need to revive factories.
13:44 31.5.2013
Haddad Adel is next. Each candidate has 90 seconds to answer the question about unemployment.
13:43 31.5.2013
Qalibaf: we need to take short term and long term measures to solve the coutry's unemployment problem.
13:42 31.5.2013
next candidate is Qalibaf.
13:41 31.5.2013
Gharazi says first inflation should be solved. He doesn't say how he would do that.
13:40 31.5.2013
Gharazi says all Iranian governments have had a role in creating inflation.

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