2021-05-15 12:05:31 GMT2021-05-15 20:05:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) Iran s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday registered to run for the country s upcoming presidential election scheduled on June 18. I am coming (to elections) for providing openings in the life of people, development of Iran and to start a new phase for reforms, Jahangiri was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying on the sidelines of his registration.
Over the past years, Iran has faced various problems, and is currently in need of real openings in people s livelihood and comprehensive development of the country, he added.
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.
2021-05-15 22:06:18 GMT2021-05-16 06:06:18(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
TEHRAN, May 15 (Xinhua) 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.
Iran s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi as a principlist candidate, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri as a reformist candidate, and former Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani as a moderate political figure officially registered for the campaign.
Registration Period for Presidential Candidates Begins
The registration period for individuals seeking to run for president has begun. Presidential aspirants have five days to register with the Interior Ministry, from May 11 to May 15. Then, the 12-member Guardian Council vets the candidates from May 16-20, which can be extended to May 25. On May 26-27, the Interior Ministry will release the final list of approved candidates. The official campaign season is from May 28-June 16, and the election is on June 18.
The registration period has started amid a controversy over new criteria announced by the Guardian Council on who can run for president. As covered in last week’s issue of Iran Unfiltered, many have said the Guardian Council’s imposition of these rules is unconstitutional, requires parliamentary approval, and rules out the candidacies of several prominent aspirants, including Rouhani’s 38-year-old IT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi and potentially IRGC commandeer
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The Guardian Council, a twelve-member body tasked with vetting election candidates, announced on May 5 that it was amending its criteria for those running for president. Among the changes: candidates must be between forty and seventy-five years old at the date of registration. That effectively disqualifies Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, who turns forty a month after the June 18 vote.