Iran’s election headquarters has said the deadline for submitting candidacies will be between May 30 and June 3, after which a final list of approved candidates will be published about two weeks before the elections, which will take place on June 28.
Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi announced this on SundayThe formal start of the calling process and holding early presidential elections after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi last Sunday in a helicopter accident.
He decision of Vahidi orders the governors of Iran’s provinces and cities to do so establishment of executive election commissions within three days.
Article 131 of the Iranian Constitution stipulates that elections must be held in a maximum period of 50 days from the day of death or declaration of incapacity of a president.
The day after Raisi’s death, representatives of the three branches of the Iranian state met and reached an agreement on the June 28 as voting date.
Last Sunday, Iran’s election headquarters reported that the The deadline for submitting applications is between May 30 and June 3. The Revolutionary Guard will then intervene and publish a final list of approved candidates approximately two weeks before the elections.
The election campaign itself will start on June 12 and will last until the 27th of the same month, according to the calendar published by the Iranian authorities.
Source: EITB
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