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Supporters of Iranian President and candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, Hassan Rouhani, hold purple flags and balloons during a campaign rally at Takhti Stadium in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz on May 16, 2017.
Iran's presidential election on May 19 is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline jurist Ebrahim Raisi, with major implications for everything from civil rights to relations with Washington. / AFP PHOTO / Behrouz MEHRI (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)