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2021-05-17 10:05:16 GMT2021-05-17 18:05:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 17 (Xinhua) Iran s Constitutional Council, which supervises elections in the country, on Sunday started the process of vetting the large number of registered presidential hopefuls, of whom a few number would qualify, with heavyweights already in the spotlight.
As scheduled, the vetting body will release the names of qualified candidates by May 27. The nominees will have 20 days to campaign before the Election Day on June 18.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
The five-day registration process ended on Saturday and 592 hopefuls signed up to officially enter the upcoming race.
Of the total number of the registered hopefuls, 552 are men and 40 are women, the official IRNA news agency quoted Jamal Orf, head of Iran s Elections Headquarters, as saying.
592 Iranians sign up for presidential election Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-16 07:35 Iran s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi arrives to register his candidacy for presidential race at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, May 15, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
TEHRAN - 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.