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Iran approves six candidates for June 28 presidential vote

An Iranian flag. (Credit: AFP)

Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

The candidates announced by the Interior Ministry were selected from 80 registered hopefuls by the Guardian Council, which oversees elections in the Islamic Republic. Only one is from the reformist camp, while former president Mahmud Ahmadinejad was not approved. 

On the list are Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Iran's hardline parliament speaker and former Revolutionary Guards commander; Saeed Jalili, a conservative, who was former chief nuclear negotiator and ran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office for four years; and Tehran's conservative mayor Alireza Zakani, according to State TV.

The list, announced on state TV by the Election Office spokesperson, also includes Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist lawmaker; Mostafa Pourmohammadi, a hardliner and a former interior minister; and Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi a conservative politician.

Iran on Sunday announced the six candidates, mostly conservatives, approved for the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

The candidates announced by the Interior Ministry were selected from 80 registered hopefuls by the Guardian Council, which oversees elections in the Islamic Republic. Only one is...