BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The 13th presidential election in Iran started today at 07:00 local time, Trend reports.
According to the report, four candidates are running for the presidency:
- Mohsen Rezaee (Secretary of Expediency Discernment Council of Iran),
- Ebrahim Raisi (Chief Justice of Iran),
- Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi (Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament),
- Abdulnasser Hemmati (Former Director General of the Central Bank of Iran).
Three of the candidates in the presidential election are from the conservative faction, and one (Abdulnasser Hemmati) is from the reformist faction.
The presidential election is scheduled to last until 00:00 at night. If necessary, the election time can be extended until 02:00.
There are 31 provinces and 450 counties in Iran. A total of 59.3 million voters can participate in the 13th presidential election in Iran.