The process of registering the names of those wishing to run for the presidency in the elections scheduled for next June 18 began in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Tuesday, and the registration process will continue until next Saturday.
Candidates ’registration for the presidential elections has begun. Iranian at eight in the morning at the Ministry of the Interior. Candidates have the opportunity to register by coming to the Ministry of Interior from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. from 11 to 15 May.
The door to accepting candidacy applications was opened due to a dispute between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Guardian Council responsible for examining the candidates ’application and granting them eligibility to run for candidacy or blocking it from them.
On Monday, Rouhani rejected the candidacy conditions announced by the Guardian Council, and directed the Minister of Interior, Abd al-Ridha Rahmani Fadli, that the criteria for accepting the application for registration of candidates be in accordance with the current law, stressing that any change in the laws should be issued by Parliament.
According to the Guardian Council’s announcement, which was issued last week, nominations will be restricted to those between the ages of 40 and 75, provided that they have at least a master’s degree or its equivalent, with at least four years of administrative experience. And a clean criminal record, and the announcement by the Guardian Council will allow the candidacy of ministers, governors of regions and governorates, and mayors in cities with more than two million inhabitants, in addition to military leaders with the rank of major general at least.
The new conditions would exclude a number of potential candidates, such as the current Minister of Communications Muhammad Jawad Azar Jahromi, who is 37 years old.
And he officially announced his intention to run for each of Saeed Muhammad, Who led the Revolutionary Guards ’” Khatam al-Anbia for Reconstruction “headquarters until last March, and Rustum Qasimi, the economic assistant to the Quds Force commander and former oil minister, Hussein Dehghan, the defense minister in Rouhani’s first term and advisor to the guide for military industries. Take over the presidency for at least the next 4 years.
The Commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hussein Salami, said that the military’s candidacy is up to them, and that their intention to run is not driven by the institution to which they belong, adding that the Revolutionary Guard does not urge Its members support any candidate.
There is also talk about the intention of other figures with a military background who intend to run, such as Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf and Mohsen Rezaei.
The authorities in Iran are seeking to register High election rate, after recording the lowest percentage In the history of the Islamic Republic in the parliamentary elections in 2020, which was attributed to the Corona pandemic and the deteriorating economic situation in the country.
