https://en.sputniknews.africa/20240602/ex-iranian-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-registers-for-presidential-election-report-says-1066844826.html
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Registers for Presidential Election, Report Says
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Registers for Presidential Election, Report Says
Sputnik Africa
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered his candidacy for the upcoming snap presidential election after the death of... 02.06.2024, Sputnik Africa
2024-06-02T15:26+0200
2024-06-02T15:26+0200
2024-06-02T15:26+0200
politics
ebrahim raisi
mohammad mokhber
iran
international
former president
presidential election
president
elections
middle east
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e8/06/02/1066844604_0:0:3073:1728_1920x0_80_0_0_b84996ac90025453d11092f33cf170b2.jpg
Ahmadinejad entered the interior ministry's building that houses election headquarters to register as a candidate, Iranian media reported.A number of prominent Iranian politicians also joined the campaign, including former parliament chairman Ali Larijani and Central Bank Governor Abdul Nasser Hemmati, among others, according to the reported.Moreover, Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili has registered to run in the snap presidential election as well.Under article 131 of Iran's constitution, a presidential election must be held within 50 days of the declaration of the death or incapacity of the president and the transfer of duties to the first vice president. This position is currently held by Mohammad Mokhber. Under the approved electoral calendar, the registration of candidates will take place from May 30 to June 3, and eligibility checks will be conducted from June 4 to 10. The final list of candidates will be announced on June 11, Mehr reported. Campaigning will be allowed for two weeks, from June 12 to June 26. A "day of silence" will be declared one day before the elections, during which campaigning is prohibited. The presidential election will take place on June 28. The second round, if necessary, will be held on July 5.
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20240602/first-female-candidate-registers-for-irans-upcoming-presidential-election-report-says-1066840746.html
iran
middle east
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2024
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
politics, ebrahim raisi, mohammad mokhber, iran, international, former president, presidential election, president, elections, middle east
politics, ebrahim raisi, mohammad mokhber, iran, international, former president, presidential election, president, elections, middle east
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Registers for Presidential Election, Report Says
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered his candidacy for the upcoming snap presidential election after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state media reported on Sunday.
Ahmadinejad entered the interior ministry's building that houses election headquarters to register as a candidate, Iranian media reported.
A number of prominent Iranian
politicians also joined the campaign, including former parliament chairman Ali Larijani and Central Bank Governor Abdul Nasser Hemmati, among others, according to the reported.
Moreover, Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili has registered to run in the snap presidential election as well.
Under article 131 of Iran's constitution, a presidential election must be held within 50 days of the declaration of the
death or incapacity of the president and the
transfer of duties to the first vice president. This position is currently held by Mohammad Mokhber.
Under the approved electoral calendar, the registration of candidates will take place from May 30 to June 3, and eligibility checks will be conducted from June 4 to 10. The final list of candidates will be announced on June 11, Mehr reported.
Campaigning will be allowed for two weeks, from June 12 to June 26. A "day of silence" will be declared one day before the elections, during which campaigning is prohibited. The presidential election will take place on June 28. The second round, if necessary, will be held on July 5.
