In the first round of presidential debates in Iran, the six candidates introduced their plans and policies for improving Iran’s economy.
The first round of presidential debates among the six candidates of the 14th presidential election in Iran was held this Monday, with each candidate introducing his plans and policies if get elected as president.
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Ghazizadeh Hashemi: “We should clear the economy from political issues”
“I am the youngest person among the candidates and yet have 20 years of executive experience in the country. We should not speak as if the world started today,” Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh stated.
Noting that people are tired of promises, he further said: “every promise we make, we must say how we will do it, otherwise people will be disappointed and refuse to turn out and vote.”
“For economic growth of 8 percent, we need 200 to 250 billion dollars in capital annually. But unfortunately, most of the funds in Iran are spent on government expenses, which is not acceptable. We must also clear the economy from political issues,” Ghazizadeh concluded.
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Qalibaf: “The elected president should pay attention to the people’s living costs and economic growth”
In his opening remarks, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that “this election is a great opportunity for the honorable people of Iran to make decisions for their future, their children and our dear Iran.”
Asserting that Iranians went through difficult conditions in the last ten years, Qalibaf added that: “at that time, the average annual growth was 1 percent and liquidity was 26 percent, which indicated a bad economy. But now, we can change this course. The Seventh National Development Plan, which was the joint work of the 13th government and the 11th parliament, must be implemented to reach an economic growth of 8 percent annually.”
“The president must pay attention to the people’s living costs and economic growth as well as the implementation of large projects,” Qalibaf also said.
Pezeshkian: “Internal cohesion is a pivotal requirement for the implementation of any nationwide economic plan”
As the third candidate to speak, Massoud Pezeshkian said that for any nationwide plan, “if we cannot have an internal cohesion and invoke participation of all factions, groups and factions of society with us, nothing will happen, no matter how well-written that plan might be.”
“The requirement for implementing The Seventh National Development Plan is the presence and participation of everyone, regardless of their factions, and the use of prominent experts from the elites and university academics, not from the people close to us,” Pezeshkian asserted.
