Iran’s Guardian Council, the physique accountable for monitoring compliance with the Constitution and the Islamic faith and approving candidates, introduced that the presidential election can be held on June 28. The election was known as after the demise of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday close to the town of Jolfa, within the province of -Iran in East Azerbaijan, within the northwest of the nation.
Along with Raisi, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the governor of the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the consultant of the Iranian Supreme Leader in East Azerbaijan (the Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei, the supreme political and spiritual authority of Iran). After Raisi’s demise, 5 days of nationwide mourning have been declared within the nation, and Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as interim president, as required by the Constitution. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was briefly changed by his deputy, Ali Bagheri Kani.
Those who’re keen to take part within the elections will begin from 30 May till 3 June, and the election marketing campaign will begin on 12 June.