(23 May 1997) T/I: 11:13:52
Iranians were going to the polls on Friday (23/5) to elect their next president, in the fiercest political showdown between conservative and moderate factions in the Islamic government since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The election's real test is between the two main contenders, parliamentary speaker Ali Akbar Nategh-Nuri -- the favorite of Iran's powerful conservative establishment -- and moderate former culture minister Mohammad Khatami.
SHOWS:
TEHRAN, IRAN, 23/5
00.00 Presidential candidate Ali Akbar Nategh-Nuri arriving at polling station;
00.06 CU Nategh-Nuri making finger print on registration paper, pull-out to show him and officials;
00.14 Cutaway to press photographers;
00.16 Nategh-Nuri casting vote;
00.21 HS Presidential candidate Mohammed Khatami surrounded by press;
00.32 CU Khatami's vote going into in ballot box;
ASFAHAN, 21/
00.40 WS Khatami rally, crowd chanting and waving arms;
00.44 MS Khatemi on stage smiling and waving back;
00.47 MS crowd with banners;
00.50 Khatami getting off podium and disappearing into crowd;
TEHERAN, IRAN, 23/5
00.55 Men handing out campaign leaflets in the street;
01.01 Woman reading newspaper with Nategh-Nuri's face on cover;
01.04 WS women voting inside polling station;
01.07 Pull-out from registration papers being signed to show women voters and officials
01.14 WS crowd building up outside polling station;
01.19 VISION ENDS;
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