The 12-member election watchdog, the Supervisory Council, finalised the checklist of authorized candidates yesterday (June 9) and submitted it to the Ministry of Interior.
Former Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi, former Health Minister Massoud Pezeshkian, Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation President Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakhani, former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf have been authorized to run within the June 28 elections.
Dozens of senior officers had registered to run within the 14th presidential election, which was introduced ahead by Raisi’s sudden loss of life.
Around 80 controversial figures had been nominated, together with one former president, one former speaker of parliament, 38 former and present members of parliament, 13 former ministers, and three present ministers. At least 4 ladies had been additionally among the many registered candidates.
The five-day registration, which started on May 30, noticed individuals aged between 40 and 75 with at the least a grasp’s diploma join as candidates.
On Monday night, on the finish of a five-day registration interval, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi informed reporters that 80 functions had been submitted.
The presidential candidates waited for a number of days to see whether or not their candidacy can be authorized by the 12-member council, which incorporates six clerics (chosen by Iran’s supreme chief) and 6 attorneys (advisable by the pinnacle of Iran’s judicial system and voted on by parliament).
The screening physique lastly launched the checklist of those that certified on June 9.
Candidates authorized by the screening physique could have two weeks to marketing campaign earlier than the election, launch a manifesto and participate in televised debates.
Eligible candidates will then have 15 days to marketing campaign. The election, initially scheduled for 2025, will happen on June 28.
According to Article 115 of the Iranian Constitution, the president should be chosen from amongst spiritual and political figures who meet the next {qualifications}: Iranian origin, Iranian nationality, administrative potential and resourcefulness, a great monitor document, trustworthiness and piety, and a agency perception within the elementary ideas of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the nation’s official madhhab.
The president is elected by an absolute majority of the voters, but when no candidate receives a majority on the primary spherical of voting, a second spherical of voting takes place the next Friday.
Only the 2 candidates who obtained essentially the most votes within the first spherical will take part within the second spherical.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi informed reporters on June 5 that presidential elections can be held on June 28.
“If neither candidate secures a majority to be elected president, a runoff election will probably be held one week in a while July 5.”
The new authorities, the 14th because the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, is because of take energy in late June or early July and serve a four-year time period.
According to the structure, First Vice President Mohammed Mokbel serves as appearing president on the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
President Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian, the governor of East Azerbaijan province, and 6 others had been on board when the helicopter crashed within the Varzakan area of the province on May 19.
The late President Ebrahim Raisi
Their aircraft and two different helicopters had been en path to town of Tabriz hours after Raeisi inaugurated the joint Kis Kalash dam on the border between the 2 nations early Sunday alongside his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
The wreckage of the helicopter carrying Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahian and 6 different passengers and crew was discovered on Monday morning after an in a single day search in dangerous climate.
Reporting by Tohid Mahmoodpour