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Iran is preparing to elect its new president after the death of Ibrahim Raisi. Iran is to hold presidential elections on June 28. After five days of candidate registration on Monday, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said 80 presidential candidates have filed their nominations.
Those who filed their nominations include liberals, more conservative than reformists and even ultra-conservative candidates, as well as several clerics and four women. Till date, no woman has been able to present her candidacy for the post of president in Iran’s elections.
Who is the strongest candidate?
The most famous candidate among these 80 candidates is 67-year-old Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has been Iran’s president for two consecutive terms from 2005 to 2013. He is known for his provocative remarks about Israel. Apart from this, many other big names are in the race for this election, such as Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, former President Ali Larijani, who is a liberal, and former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili.
Apart from this, 4 more women candidates have filed their nominations, including MP Zohreh Ilahian. Zohreh has the image of a conservative leader and is a staunch supporter of hijab and Sharia law.
Will 80 candidates contest elections?
After the registration of candidates in Iran, the Guardian Council of Iran gives permission to contest elections. This council is directly linked to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Iran’s opponents allege that this council does not allow liberals and people disliked by the Supreme Leader to contest elections. Now it remains to be seen how many of the 80 candidates the council approves in this election.
People opposing Iran’s legal system say that the President in Iran is not elected by the votes of the people but by the order of the Supreme Court. If we look at the history of Iran, since the Islamic Revolution, most presidents have been of the ideology of the Supreme Leader.
