Tue May 21, 2013 22:46:25
Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced the names of eight candidates to run in the upcoming presidential election slated for June 14.
Iran’s constitutional supervisory body, the Guardian Council on Tuesday approved MP Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili, Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei and President of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani.
The list also included former First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, former telecommunication minister Mohammad Gharazi, and former foreign minister Ali-Akbar Velayati.
A total of 686 hopefuls registered from May 7 to 11 for the Islamic Republic’s 11th presidential election. The Guardian Council, which is tasked with vetting hopefuls for candidacy and confirming the election results, submitted the list of the candidates to the Interior Ministry on Tuesday.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election.
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