Hassan Rouhani announces his candidacy for presidential election
Head of the Center for Strategic Research of Iran's Expediency
Council and former secretary of the Supreme National Security
Council, Hassan Rouhani, has officially announced his candidacy for
the upcoming presidential elections in Iran, Fars news agency
reported.
According to some Iranian websites, reformist Rouhani is being
supported by two of the prominent and influencial political figures
in Iran - country's former presidents Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
and Mohammad Khatami.
At a conference, where Rouhani announced his candidacy, children of
former president Rafsanjani, Yasir and Fatemeh Hashemi were
present, showing their support for the candidate.
The eleventh election of the President of Iran is scheduled to be
held on June 14 to elect the seventh President, successor of
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is barred from standing for a third
term.
Thus far, there are 17 political figures, who have expressed their
will to participate in the upcoming presidential elections.
Most of these 17 candidates are, in one way or another, connected
to former (Mohammad Khatami, Ali Akbar Rafsanjani) and or current
(Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) presidents. Others are MPs, members of Iran's
Expediency Council, or former military commanders.
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