ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranians will vote on May 19 in a presidential election in which pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani is seeking a second term against challengers who criticise his handling of the economy in spite of the lifting sanctions under a nuclear deal in 2015.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds ultimate authority in Iran, but the presidential vote will influence the image and policies of the Islamic Republic. Since 1989, all three predecessors of Rouhani had served two consecutive terms.
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