Who’s in the running to be Iran’s next president?
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Six candidates have been approved to run for the presidency in an election to be held on June 28.
Iran will be holding its presidential election on June 28 in a vote that has been brought forward from 2025 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.
While the ultimate head of the Iranian state is the unelected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the president is the second-most powerful position.
Six candidates have been approved to run for the presidency, and they are all ultimately supportive of and loyal to the supreme leader and the Iranian political system.
Let’s take a closer look at the candidates and what might come next in Iran.
The six are:
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