Iran to hold snap presidential election on June 28
Iran announced on Monday that it will hold early presidential elections on June 28, after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
According to the Iranian IRNA news agency, the announcement of the date of the fourteenth presidential elections in the country came after a meeting between the heads of the judicial, executive and legislative authorities.
Candidate registration will begin on May 30, the agency said, adding that election campaigns will take place between June 12 and 27.
Mohammad Mokhbar, Iran’s first vice president, was appointed acting president on Monday after Raisi’s death.
On Monday, Iranian state television announced the death of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and their accompanying delegation in a helicopter crash on Sunday in East Azerbaijan province while returning from the opening ceremony of a dam on the border between Iran and Azerbaijan, Sunday, with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev.
A Turkish Akinci drone was able to detect the crash site and participated in the search work at the Iranian request of the Turkish authorities.
Rescue teams were able to reach the wreckage of the helicopter after 15 hours of effort.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Tabriz Governor Malik Rahmati and Tabriz Friday prayer leader Mohammad Ali Hashem, two senior IRGC military officers and a three-member helicopter crew died in the incident.
