Iran's Ahmadinejad registers as Presidential candidate

Friday, 14/04/2017 06:05
On April 12th, Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run in the country’s Presidential elections on May 19th.

Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Source: Reuters)

Ahmadinejad registered at the Interior Ministry alongside his former senior aides Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei and Hamid Baghaei, according to Mehr News Agency.

Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the sixth President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. He was also the main political leader of the Alliance of Builders of Islamic Iran, a coalition of conservative political groups in the country.

More than 120 prospective candidates submitted their names as candidates on the first day of registration, including six women and seven clerics. Registration opens until April 15th.

The May 19th election is seen by many in Iran as a referendum on the 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers and its ability to improve the country's sanctions-hobbled economy. Under that deal, Iran agreed to curb its uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions./.

 

 

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