The Iranian government has decided to hold the country’s 14th presidential election on June 28.
According to the report, the election date was set during a meeting attended by Iran’s First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber, who is currently assuming the presidency, Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, as well as Vice-President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan and representatives of the Iranian Constitutional Council and Interior Ministry.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and some members of his entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were confirmed dead on Monday morning as the wreckage of the helicopter carrying them was discovered following its crash in bad weather on Sunday near Varzaqan County, nearly 670 km away from Tehran.
As per Article 131 of Iran’s Constitution, if the President is unable to discharge his duties, the first Vice-President will take over as head of the executive branch.
In addition, the interim President is duty-bound to plan for the election of a new President within a maximum of 50 days.
During the meeting, the officials also set the timeline for the election processes, including the formation of executive delegations, the registration of candidates, and the launch of electoral campaigns.
As per the timeline, the registration would take place from May 30 to June 3, after which candidates would have to conduct electoral campaigns from June 12 to 27.
The schedule was initially approved by the Constitutional Council.
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