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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) and presidential candidate Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie flashing the victory sign after Mashaie registered hi.
Only Seven Candidates Approved For Iran s June Presidential Vote
May 25, 2021 07:36 GMT
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An Iranian hard-line constitutional watchdog has approved seven candidates to run in next month s presidential election amid reports several high-profile candidacies were disqualified from running.
State television quoted the spokesman of the Guardians Council on May 25 as saying only seven candidates had been approved out of some 590 who registered by the panel overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The spokesman, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, did not name those selected. He said the Interior Ministry would announce the list later, triggering the campaign season ahead of the June 18 vote to succeed to outgoing President Hassan Rohani.