Three figures who unintentionally helped the physicians
Three figures who unintentionally helped the physicians among the 1400 candidates with the title of tangled cover, but their performance in the 1403 elections and their historical dialogue with the physicians caused the label of cover to remain on their foreheads for years.
In every election, there are moments that can change the course of the campaign with key words and slogans and be a turning point in society’s view of the candidate and their supporters.
In the fourteenth presidential election, three figures on television unintentionally helped the emergence of physicians, Foad Izadi, Shahab Esfandiari, and Alireza Zakani.
For the audience of IRIB and its one-sided tribunes, Foad Izadi is a familiar face, anti-JCPOA faces.
In the foreign policy roundtable, Physicians’ Discount, Foad Izadi brought the delicate performance to a stormy end in those 8 crucial minutes, which were not only the most important announcement of Zarif’s electoral presence but also the most important anti-attack on the rival’s positions.
The anti-attacks that shattered the rival’s narrative of the Strategic Action Plan, oil sales, and their campaign strategy never succeeded in mending the damage caused by Zarif’s 8 crucial minutes until the end of the elections.
Perhaps if Foad Izadi’s provocative literature wasn’t there, those 8 minutes wouldn’t have been so influential in the public’s minds.
Shahab Esfandiyari’s behavior on television was different and more aggressive. He personally targeted the medical community and insisted on accusing Mohammad Fazeli. He jumped in at a critical moment, causing the microphones to cut off, leaving no room for a response and escalating the tension to its peak.
Fazeli threw the microphone, but contrary to initial expectations, the unexpected behavior of Mohammad Fazeli elevated the doctors’ campaign. It elevated to a level where the audience could see the capacity for representing protests in it.
The audience, with anger and rebellion, expelled a dismissed professor who sat next to the potential president and showed solidarity, legitimizing that anger.
From 1400, Zakani’s name was intertwined with the title ‘Covered’, but his performance in these elections and his historical dialogue with the medical community caused the label ‘Covered’ to remain on his forehead for years.
When he said he would stay and not allow doctors to become president, unintentionally causing agitation among the medical community and even wavering supporters. Alireza Zakani, due to his repeated presence in debates, also took on the role of mobilizing the doctors’ campaign. Among moderate citizens and hesitant voters, he received many negative votes. His behavior in every debate highlighted the ethical aspect of the doctors’ brand and garnered votes for them, even reluctantly.
