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27 May in 5:00 Daily Mail
Iran s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called for greater competition in an election for his successor next month after several hopefuls were barred from running against ultraconservative candidates. Iranians go to the polls on June 18.
Daily Mail reports that Rouhani said he had asked the Islamic republic s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to intervene and warned that the heart of elections is competition. If you take that away it becomes a corpse.
Iran s ultraconservative judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is now widely seen as the frontrunner to replace Rouhani, a moderate, after the powerful Guardian Council prevented several prominent figures from standing for election.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday called for greater "competition" in an election for his successor next month after several hopefuls were barred from running against ultraconservative candidates. Rouhani said he had asked the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to intervene and warned that "the heart of elections is competition. If you take that away it becomes a corpse." Iran's ultraconservative judiciary chief.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he had asked the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to ensure greater "competition" in June elections after many prominent hopefuls were barred from running.