Iran
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the media after registering his candidacy for Iran's upcoming presidential election in Tehran on June 2, 2024. Photo: ATTA KENARE / AFP
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad registered his name to run in the election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, state media reported on Sunday.
Iranians will go to the polls to elect a new president one month after Raisi died in a helicopter crash. Candidate registration is open until Monday.
“I am confident that all of the country's issues can be resolved by maximally utilizing national capacities,” Ahmedinejad told journalists after submitting his bid.
“A new and glorious era can be created based on wisdom, unity, cooperation, and serious efforts for the country's development and the people's prosperity,” he said.
Ahmadinejad, 67, held the post from 2005 to 2013. He was a controversial conservative leader whose presidency was overshadowed by his re-election to a second term in 2009 when his main rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi contested the result.
Nineteen other people have also registered to run for the presidency. The Guardian Council, a powerful body of 12 clerics, will approve their eligibility before their candidacy is made final. It is here where the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei could use his influence to bar any candidate.
Ahmadinejad was previously disqualified in 2021 and 2017.
Iranians will go to the polls to elect a new president one month after Raisi died in a helicopter crash. Candidate registration is open until Monday.
“I am confident that all of the country's issues can be resolved by maximally utilizing national capacities,” Ahmedinejad told journalists after submitting his bid.
“A new and glorious era can be created based on wisdom, unity, cooperation, and serious efforts for the country's development and the people's prosperity,” he said.
Ahmadinejad, 67, held the post from 2005 to 2013. He was a controversial conservative leader whose presidency was overshadowed by his re-election to a second term in 2009 when his main rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi contested the result.
Nineteen other people have also registered to run for the presidency. The Guardian Council, a powerful body of 12 clerics, will approve their eligibility before their candidacy is made final. It is here where the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei could use his influence to bar any candidate.
Ahmadinejad was previously disqualified in 2021 and 2017.
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