In response to a journalist who requested if he would run, the member of Iran’s Expediency Council stated glibly, “Let’s see”. Some individuals near Larijani say he’s decided to run for president however he nonetheless doubts if he’ll be capable to muster crucial political assist for his candidacy.
Larijani was disqualified from working for president within the earlier election by the Guardian Council of Iran, a vetting physique tasked with supervising elections and approving candidates.
The presidential election has been slated for June 28. Underneath the Iranian Structure, within the occasion that the president dies, a snap election have to be held inside 50 days.
President Ebrahim Raisi handed away final Sunday in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.