2021-05-15 12:05:31 GMT2021-05-15 20:05:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) Iran s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday registered to run for the country s upcoming presidential election scheduled on June 18. I am coming (to elections) for providing openings in the life of people, development of Iran and to start a new phase for reforms, Jahangiri was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying on the sidelines of his registration.
Over the past years, Iran has faced various problems, and is currently in need of real openings in people s livelihood and comprehensive development of the country, he added.
2021-05-15 11:05:14 GMT2021-05-15 19:05:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) Former Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani registered for Iran s upcoming presidential campaign on Saturday, the last day of the registration process.
Larijani served as the speaker of the Iranian Parliament from 2008 to 2020, and currently serves as an advisor to Iran s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The problems of country cannot be solved with populist dramatic actions, Larijani was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency on the sidelines of his registration.
One important issue in the country is to create national unity and solidarity in the absence of which development cannot be achieved, he said.
2021-05-15 11:35:19 GMT2021-05-15 19:35:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) Iran s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday registered to officially run in the country s upcoming presidential election, after announcing his bid for the presidency as an independent candidate.
He arrived at the Iranian Interior Ministry s election headquarters here on Saturday, the last day of the registration process, to sign up to run in the election on June 18. Seeing the living conditions of the people; the issues of unemployment, high prices, the people s livelihood, and the economic situation are a major cause for concern, Raisi was quoted by Iranian news network Press TV as saying.
2021-05-15 22:06:18 GMT2021-05-16 06:06:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) A total of 592 people, mostly political unknowns, have registered for the 13th presidential election in Iran, Jamal Orf, head of the country s election campaign, said on Saturday.
Out of the total candidates, 40 are women and 552 are men, Orf was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying.
On Saturday, the last day of the registration process, three senior political figures announced their bid for the upcoming presidential election scheduled on June 18.
Iran s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi as a principlist candidate, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri as a reformist candidate, and former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani as a moderate political figure officially registered for the campaign.
2021-05-11 09:05:20 GMT2021-05-11 17:05:20(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 11 (Xinhua) Iran s Ministry of Interior Affairs on Tuesday officially started registering candidates for the 13th presidential race, state TV reported.
The registration will last for five days and each candidate will be scrutinized by the country s highest legislative body, the Guardian Council of the Constitution (GCC).
After the registration, the GCC will assess the qualification of the applicants and release the names of qualified candidates on May 27.
The nominees will have 20 days to campaign before election day on June 18.
A presidential candidate should be an Iranian national, prudent and capable of taking on leadership duties, and believe in the Islamic republic s principles and official religion, according to the constitution.