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Number of registered candidates for Iran's presidential elections reaches 243

Iran Materials 10 May 2013 09:25 (UTC +04:00)
On Thursday night the total number of people officially registered for the upcoming presidential elections in Iran reached 243, Mehr news agency reported.
Number of registered candidates for Iran's presidential elections reaches 243

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 /Trend S.Isayev, T. Jafarov/

On Thursday night the total number of people officially registered for the upcoming presidential elections in Iran reached 243, Mehr news agency reported.

On Thursday 99 people registered at the election headquarters.

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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