Economic condition becomes core issue of candidates for Iran's election

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-5-21 10:52:51

A seller waits for customers as he sits on carpets at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

A seller waits for customers as he sits on carpets at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) 
 

Iranians walk past a mosque at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

Iranians walk past a mosque at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) 
 

A man carries fabric at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

A man carries fabric at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) 
 

An Iranian worker eats his lunch at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

An Iranian worker eats his lunch at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) 
 

An Iranian woman and her daughter beg for money at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

An Iranian woman and her daughter beg for money at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) 
 

Iranians shop at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

Iranians shop at Tehran's old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2013. Economic condition of Iranian families is the core issue of the hopeful candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, as the inflation rate of the Islamic republic, according to the Iranian Statistics Center, reached 29.8 percent in the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20). (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)


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