Raisi’s popularity has reached 20 percent.
Raisi withdrew from the competition with Rouhani.
In a situation where it was expected that the current president would register from the Tehran constituency for the Assembly of Experts election and with the registration of the former president in this constituency, a competition between the former and current presidents would occur again, Raisi registered from the South Khorasan constituency for the Assembly of Experts election to compete in this constituency regardless of his political responsibilities.
Considering Rouhani’s statements and the atmosphere on social media surrounding the actions and statements of the former president, the impression has been created that Rouhani now has significant popularity among the public. However, some surveys show that Hassan Rouhani’s popularity is currently slightly more than it was in the early days when he participated in the 2013 presidential election. Nonetheless, Raisi’s popularity is almost four times that of Rouhani’s, which is 20 percent, even though there are dissatisfactions with the activities and actions of Raisi’s government.