As of this writing, only two presidential candidates have declared themselves: former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Moussavi and former parliament speaker Mehdi Karroubi. Assuming that Ahmadinejad seeks re-election, this line-up lacks any candidate with clear appeal to the youth vote.
到本文截稿时为止，目前有两人宣布参加总统候选人的选举：他们是前总理米尔-侯赛因·穆萨维和前议长迈赫迪·卡鲁比、就算加上艾哈迈迪－内贾德 ——如果他想也谋求连任的话，目前的这几个总统候选人对年轻选民缺乏吸引力。由于对现状的不满，他们自然对现任总统艾哈迈迪－内贾德充满怨气。