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Iran opens registration for presidential race to replace late Raisi

A final list of candidates will be announced on June 11 by the Guardian Council, a 12-member body of jurists whose members are either appointed or approved by the supreme leader [AFP]

Iran has begun the formal registration of presidential candidates ahead of a snap vote next month to replace the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash earlier this month.

The election was originally slated for 2025 but was brought forward to June 28 following Raisi’s death on May 19.

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