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: Iran has kicked off the process for early presidential elections in late June just a week after President Ebrahim Raeisi died in a tragic helicopter crash in northwest of the country.
Monday 27 May 2024 - 14:00
Story Code : 422273
Source : Press TV
Iran begins official process for snap presidential elections
The decree also ordered authorities to launch other programs mentioned in a timetable that had been earlier announced for the elections.
Early presidential elections are required under Article 131 of Iran’s Constitution which stipulates that a new president should be elected by public votes within a maximum of 50 days from the day when a president dies or is incapacitated.
President Raeisi, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, two senior local officials, a protection officer and three flight crew members, were onboard a helicopter that crashed in mountainous regions near Iran’s Varzaqan region on May 19 as they were returning from a dam inauguration service held on the border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
A council comprising of heads of three branches of the Iranian government held a meeting a day after the helicopter crash and agreed on June 28 as the date for early presidential elections in the country.
Iran’s Elections Headquarters issued a first notice on Sunday announcing that candidates can register for the elections between May 30 and June 3.
Iran’s Guardian Council, a key constitutional and religious supervision body responsible for health of elections, will decide on a list of candidates some two weeks before the votes.
Campaigning will begin on June 12 and will run until June 27, according to the timetable announced by the government.
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