Iran's Presidential Candidate List Will Be Announced June 11

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi/PHOTO via Wikimedia Commons/Tasnim News Agency

JAKARTA - Registration for presidential election candidates in Iran accelerated following President Ebrahim Raisi's death will begin on May 30. According to the head of the provincial election headquarters, a list of presidential candidates will be announced on June 11. "The candidate registration will take place from May 30 to June 3, and compliance verification will take place on June 4-10. The candidate's final list will be announced on June 11," the official said, quoted by Iran news agency ISNa via Antara, Saturday. "Candidates can hold a presidential election campaign for two weeks from 12-26 June," he added. Last week, President Raisi traveled to Azerbaijan to attend the opening ceremony of the Giz Galasi dam and the construction of the Khudafarin dam on the border. The Raisi helicopter crashed on its way back to Iran, causing the president and members of the group, including Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian, to lose their lives.

The results of an initial investigation by the government concluded that the helicopter caught fire after hitting the top of the hill due to thick fog.