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.