Larijani, Jalili, others submit candidacy for Iranian elections
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A number of prominent officials have officially registered as candidates for Iran's upcoming Iranian presidential elections.
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Former Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks with media after registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential elections at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2024. (AP)
The former head of the Iranian Shura Council and a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, Ali Larijani, officially presented his credentials on Friday to run for the presidential elections.
Earlier on Thursday, the registration process for candidates vying for the imminent Iranian presidential snap elections commenced. Nominees began registering for the upcoming early elections at a ceremony held at the Interior Ministry in Tehran on Thursday morning.
In further detail, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi spoke to the assembled reporters during the opening ceremony for candidate enrollment.
In his address, Vahidi extended condolences once more for the loss of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions in the tragic helicopter crash, affirming that "despite the significant loss, our nation navigated through this crisis with resilience, ensuring the continuity of our country's affairs without interruption."
Five candidates on the first day
In addition to Larijani, the former head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili, emerges as another candidate in the upcoming elections. Holding key positions as the current representative of the Leader of the Revolution and the Republic in the council, Jalili is renowned for his steadfast stances on foreign policy, particularly regarding negotiations and relations with the West and the United States.
Additionally, parliamentarians Mohammad Reza Sabbaghian and Abbas Moghtadaei, along with the leader of the reformist "Mardom Salari" party, Mostafa Kavakebian, and Ghodrat Ali Heshmatian, have been nominated.
It's worth noting that the fourteenth session of the presidential elections is scheduled for June 28. The registration process will span over five days, followed by a seven-day period during which the Guardian Council will review the candidates' eligibility. Subsequently, a 14-day electoral campaign period will commence.
Initial roadmap to early election procedures
Iran's Guardian Council and the Elections Commission decided that elections would be held on June 28 to appoint a new president for the country on July 8.
According to the approved electoral calendar, candidates will be registered during the period from May 21 to June 3. Then, the Constitutional Council will study the eligibility of candidates between June 4 and June 10.
Then, on June 11, the Ministry of Interior will announce the approved candidates and the electoral campaigns will continue afterward until June 26.
On June 28, the presidential elections will be held, but the tentative schedule may change, taking into account that the 50-day deadline will end in the first week of July.
Finally, if no candidate wins a majority of votes on June 28, a runoff will be held on July 5. It should be noted that while Raisi's term was set to expire in August 2025, the candidate who wins the next presidential election will serve a full term of four years.
