Followed By Ali Larijani, Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad List Of Iranian Presidential Candidates

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei voted in the election. (Wikimedia Commons/Mohamad Sadegh Heydari)

JAKARTA - Iranian state television on Sunday reported that former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had registered as a candidate to take part in the presidential election to be held on June 28, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.

Speaking after his registration, Ahmadinejad promised to seek "constructive engagement" with the world and improve economic relations with all countries.

"Economic, political, cultural and security issues have gone beyond the situation in 2013," Ahmadinejad said, referring to the year he left his presidency after two terms.

Ahmadinejad's move follows a number of prospective candidates who have registered in advance, such as former Iranian Parliament Speaker Alirajani, and former head of Iran's Central Bank Abdollasser Hemmati, who also ran for 2021.

Meanwhile, Acting President Mohammad Mokhber and former president Mohammad Khatami are two figures who are said to be registering.

The five-day registration period will close on Tuesday. After that, the Board of Trustees is expected to be able to issue a list of final candidates within ten days, so that elections can be held at the end of June.

Citing CNN, Ahmadinejad could not have participated in the election if his name did not pass the assessment at the Board of Trustees. The first time he was elected in 2005 ended his post in 2013, Ahmadinejad was banned from running for the 2017 election by the Board of Trustees, after differences with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.