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| Registered | 33,156,055[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 50.66%[1] or 57.6%[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Iran on 11 June 1993, which resulted in the re-election of the incumbent president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.[2]
Rafsanjani's vote declined dramatically in comparison to the previous election amid a lower turnout. According to Anoushiravan Ehteshami, "little separated the candidates from each other" and "real choices and real alternatives" were absent. Out of 128 candidates who registered to run, only 4 were approved. The voter turnout was roughly half of all registered voters at 16,796,787. Discontent with the economic situation and voter apathy are the other reasons cited for the relatively low turnout in the election.[3]
United Press International reported an independent survey have found "the bulk of those who stayed away did so because they were displeased with the clergy or did not believe their vote would make any difference to the government."[2]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
ISSDPwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
UPIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Anoushiravan Ehteshami (2002). After Khomeini: the Iranian Second Republic. Routledge. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9781134838851.