Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/
One of the "Triple Alliance" coalition members, former speaker of the Iranian parliament, Gulamali Haddad Adil, submitted his registration for the Iran's presidential elections, Mehr news agency reported.
Haddad-Adel is an Iranian philosopher, politician and former chairman of the Iranian parliament. After the Iranian Revolution which resulted in his membership in Islamic Republic Party, he served in many governmental posts, including Vice Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Vice Minister of Education, the head of the Iranian Academy of Persian Language and Literature (until August 2004), and Executive Director of Islamic Encyclopedia Foundation.
He also contributed to launch the national scientific olympiads in Iran. He is also currently a member of Academy of Persian Language and Literature, the High Council of Cultural Revolution, and the Expediency Discernment Council.
Haddad-Adel daughter is married to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son.
Haddad-Adel is a member of the "Triple Alliance" (2+1) coalition, along with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (former commander of the Iranian police and current Mayor of Tehran), and Ali Akbar Velayati (Supreme Leader's Advisor for International Affairs).
Several months ago, when the coalition was established, the members announced that they will support one candidate at the upcoming presidential elections.
On May 9, according to Iranian media, both Haddad-Adel and Velayati made statements noting that the coalition members will wait until the decision of the Guardian Council, and then depending on the results, will select one candidate and support him all the way.
Official registration of candidates for Iran's upcoming presidential elections started on May 7, and will last until May 11.
From May 12-16, Iran's Guardian Council will look into the each candidate, and determine whether a candidate is eligible for participating.
If a candidate, for some reason is not eligible for participating in the elections according to the Guardian Council, then from May 17-21, that candidate will have time to protest the decision.
Iran's Interior Ministry will unveil the names of the candidates which are competitive enough to participate in the elections on May 22-23.
After the candidates have been determined, the pre-election campaigns would begin on May 24, and end on June 12.
Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013.
The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for qualifications.
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