BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 30. The registration of candidates for the presidential election has started in Iran today (30 May) and will last for five days, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said during a press conference, Trend reports.
According to him, the presidential election in Iran will be as transparent as the parliamentary election.
Meanwhile, on June 28, Iran will hold its unprecedented presidential election. Candidates for president may be those who are between the ages of 40 and 75, have held important positions in the nation's state administration for at least four years, and possess a minimum of a master's degree in science.
To note, on May 19, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Tabriz Province Imam Ayatollah Ali Hashim, and East Azerbaijan Province Governor-General Malek Rahmati crashed while flying from Khudafarin to Tabriz.
The Iranian President and the entire accompanying delegation were confirmed dead.
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