Iran To Hold Presidential Election On June 28
Tehran/Internet/Hyderabad, May 21 (Maxim News): Iran government has decided that the country’s 14th presidential election will be held on June 28, the media reported.
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The election date was determined in a meeting attended by Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, currently assuming the presidency. Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as well as Vice-President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehghan and representatives of the Iranian Constitutional Council and Interior Ministry, the report said on Monday.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and some members of his accompanying team, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were confirmed dead on Monday morning as the wreckage of the helicopter carrying them was found following its crash in bad weather on Sunday near Varzaqan County, nearly 670 km away from Tehran.
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According to Article 13q1 of Iran’s Constitution, the first Vice-President will take the helm of the executive branch if the President is unable to perform duties. Also, the interim President is duty-bound to make arrangements for the election of a new President within a maximum of 50 days. Xinhua news agency reported.
During the meeting, the participants also set the schedule for the election processes, including the formation of executive delegations, the registration of candidates, and the launch of electoral campaigns, according to IRNA.
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Based on the schedule, the registration would be conducted from May 30 to June 3, following which candidates would have to conduct electoral campaigns from June 12 to 27, the report said.
According to IRNA, the Constitutional Council has initially consented to the schedule. (Maxim News)
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