Ali Larijani speaking to the media at the election registration office in Tehran, May 31, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, the last candidates came forward to Iran’s Interior Ministry where they submitted their candidacies for the snap presidential election set for June 28. The Iranian authorities had hastily announced the start of the candidate registration process on May 30, following President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash on the border with Azerbaijan on May 19.The 80 candidates registered to succeed interim President Mohammad Mokhber — who is not running — must first have their applications approved by the Guardian Council, before they can compete in an election campaign held from June 12 to 27.This constitutional body, made up of 12 members appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the head of the judiciary, will make public on June 11 the list of candidates authorized to run, per criteria of loyalty to...
Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday, the last candidates came forward to Iran’s Interior Ministry where they submitted their candidacies for the snap presidential election set for June 28. The Iranian authorities had hastily announced the start of the candidate registration process on May 30, following President Ebrahim Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash on the border with Azerbaijan on May 19.The 80 candidates registered to succeed interim President Mohammad Mokhber — who is not running — must first have their applications approved by the Guardian Council, before they can compete in an election campaign held from June 12 to 27.This constitutional body, made up of 12 members appointed by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the head of the judiciary, will make public on June 11 the list of candidates authorized to run, per criteria of...
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