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Registration Period for Presidential Candidates Begins The registration period for individuals seeking to run for president has begun.  Presidential aspirants have five days to register with the Interior Ministry, from May 11 to May 15. Then, the 12-member Guardian Council vets the candidates from May 16-20, which can be extended to May 25. On May 26-27, the Interior Ministry will release the final list of approved candidates. The official campaign season is from May 28-June 16, and the election is on June 18. The registration period has started amid a controversy over new criteria announced by the Guardian Council on who can run for president. As covered in last week’s issue of Iran Unfiltered, many have said the Guardian Council’s imposition of these rules is unconstitutional, requires parliamentary approval, and rules out the candidacies of several prominent aspirants, including Rouhani’s 38-year-old IT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi and potentially IRGC commandeer

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