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Iran's presidential election campaign has officially gotten underway after the country's Interior Ministry announced the names of the qualified candidates for the country's 13th presidential race on Tuesday.
- Following an eight-day vetting process, Iran s Constitutional Council, which supervises elections, selected seven out of 592 hopefuls, giving them the green light to begin campaigns for the June 18 presidential election voting day.
- Although some of the contenders have stronger professional backgrounds, we cannot really tell who holds a better chance to win the top executive post, before all candidates lay out their plans, Press TV said.
Iran s presidential election campaign has officially gotten underway after the country s Interior Ministry announced the names of the qualified candidates for the country s 13th presidential race on Tuesday.
Following an eight-day vetting process, Iran s Constitutional Council, which supervises elections, selected seven out of 592 hopefuls, giving them the green light to begin campaigns for the June 18 presidential election voting day.
2021-05-27 12:05:54 GMT2021-05-27 20:05:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 27 (Xinhua) Iran s presidential election campaign has officially gotten underway after the country s Interior Ministry announced the names of the qualified candidates for the country s 13th presidential race on Tuesday.
SEVEN CANDIDATES
Following an eight-day vetting process, Iran s Constitutional Council, which supervises elections, selected seven out of 592 hopefuls, giving them the green light to begin campaigns for the June 18 presidential election voting day.
The list comprises Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, Secretary of Iran s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, lawmaker Alireza Zakani, Deputy Parliament Speaker Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati and former Vice President Mohsen Mehralizadeh.
The fourth round of Vienna talks on reviving the JCPOA ended on an upbeat note. The EU’s Deputy Secretary says he is confident an agreement will be reached. However, various diplomatic sources believe an agreement will not be possible until after Iran’s election. Iran’s parliamentarians are also tak