Iran opens registration for presidential race to replace late Raisi
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Iran has begun the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash earlier this month.
The election was originally slated for 2025 but was brought forward to June 28 following Raisi’s death on May 19. Candidates must be between the ages of 40 and 75 and have at least a master’s degree, according to Iran’s electoral law.
Raisi and seven members of his entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, were killed when their aircraft came down on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern Iran.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has since assigned Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, 68, as caretaker president in accordance with the constitution.
The June vote will be held during a turbulent time, as the Gaza war rages between Iran’s arch foe Israel and Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, and amid continued diplomatic tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme.
Raisi and seven members of his entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, were killed when their aircraft came down on a fog-shrouded mountainside in northern Iran.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has since assigned Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, 68, as caretaker president in accordance with the constitution.
The June vote will be held during a turbulent time, as the Gaza war rages between Iran’s arch foe Israel and Tehran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, and amid continued diplomatic tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme.
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