Lone reformist hopes for breakthrough as Iran votes
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00:00After two candidates dropped out of the race on Thursday, there are now four who are vying
00:05for the Iranian presidency.
00:08Among them is Massoud Paziskian, the only reformist candidate.
00:12An MP and former Minister of Health, the 69-year-old surgeon is renowned for his outspokenness.
00:18I promise to put an end to the unjust behaviour of the morality police towards our daughters,
00:23sisters and mothers on the streets.
00:26Up against him is Mohamed Baga Halibaf, a well-known conservative.
00:30The former mayor of Tehran has served as parliament speaker for the past four years and has already
00:35thrown his hat in the ring for the presidency three times.
00:40We will not hesitate to demand the rights of our people.
00:43God willing, we will remove this heavy burden, this dark shadow of economic sanctions hanging
00:49over our country.
00:52Also in the running is hardline diplomat and former nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili.
00:57Known for his anti-West stance, Jalili has voiced his concerns about former US President
01:02Donald Trump.
01:04Trump hasn't taken office yet, but our political rivals are asking, if he wins, what are you
01:10going to do?
01:11They are scared and they want others to be scared too.
01:14We're the ones who are going to fight him.
01:17The only cleric in the running is Mostafa Pourmohamadi, a former interior minister,
01:21aged 64.
01:23According to Human Rights Watch, he is among those responsible for the execution of hundreds
01:28of political prisoners in Iran in the late 1980s.