Iran: closer look at the six presidential candidates

The Guardian Council has approved six of 80 registered candidates to run in Iran’s snap presidential vote on 28 June. Among them are one Reformist and one Raisi holdover

On 9 June, the Iranian Ministry of Interior released the final list of candidates qualified to compete in the election for the ninth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This election will determine who will succeed the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who, along with seasoned top diplomat Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven others, p…