Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/
Two more Iranian politicians, Alireza Zakani and Akbar A'lami have registered for the upcoming presidential elections in the country, Fars news agency reported.
Alireza Zakani is an Iranian politician and member of the Parliament of Iran. He announced he will run for presidency in upcoming election on 21 April 2013.
Akbar Aalami was born in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran. He is an Iranian politician, a former member of the Iranian parliament. He was nominated for Iranian presidential election, 2009. He is well known for his direct criticism of both the Iranian leadership and the Guardian Council.
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.