TEHRAN (Iran News) –Polling stations opened at 8 am on Friday morning and were scheduled to close at 6 pm.

The high turnout of people in the polls convinced the Interior Ministry to extend the voting hours until 8 pm across the nation.

The voting time is expected to be extended again.

In the first round of election on June 28, the voting was extended four times until midnight.

Over 61 million Iranians are eligible to cast their ballots at around 59,000 polling stations across the country.

Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, the two candidates with the highest number of votes, are facing off in the showdown.

A total of 24,535,185 votes were cast in the last week’s polls, translating into a turnout of 39.92%.

The election takes place a year ahead of schedule, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi passed away in May.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Ayatollah Khamenei voted at the Imam Khomeini Husseiniya of Tehran as soon as the polls opened at 8 am local time, with Iranian and foreign journalists and photographers present at the site of the voting.

In comments after casting his ballot, Ayatollah Khamenei described the election day as a good day that manifests the presence of people.

He also described it as the day of participation of people in an “important political process”.

The Leader said the enthusiasm of people for election has reportedly grown in comparison with the last week’s polls.

Expressing hope that people would elect the best candidate, the Leader said Iranians need to make a greater deal of effort at this stage to finish the task, so that the president of Iran will be known tomorrow.

Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, the two candidates with the highest number of votes, are facing off in the showdown.

A total of 24,535,185 votes were cast in the last week’s polls, translating into a turnout of 39.92%, as over 61,452,000 people were eligible to vote.

Around 59,000 polling stations are set up across the country, including thousands of mobile stations.

Hundreds of polling stations have been also set up in the foreign countries to enable the Iranian expatriates to take part in the election.

The new administration, the 14th one after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will hold office for four years.

The election takes place a year ahead of schedule, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi passed away in May.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –There are officially six candidates in the race for the highest executive post in Iran.

The candidates were allotted equal minutes of speaking time each. They outlined their plans for dealing with the country’s major economic problems once in office.

The candidates have been singled out by the Constitutional Council from 80 applicants seeking the presidency.

The six candidates are Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Masoud Pezeshkian.

The election campaign period began on June 9 and will run until June 26, while the nationwide presidential election will be held on Friday, June 28.

The new administration, the 14th one after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will assume power in late June or early July and hold office for four years.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has taken the helm as the acting president at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei until the election of a new president.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –With only two weeks remaining before the election day, the presidential candidates attend regular television and radio programs to explain their plans and make campaign pledges.

The six candidates in the race for the highest executive post in Iran, singled out by the Constitutional Council, are Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Masoud Pezeshkian.

The registration process for the 14th round of Iran’s presidential election began on May 30 and ended on June 3.

The election campaign period began on June 9 and will run until June 26, while the nationwide presidential election will be held on Friday, June 28.

The new administration, the 14th one after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will assume power in late June or early July and hold office for four years.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has taken the helm as the acting president at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei until the election of a new president.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Speaking to Tasnim, Mohsen Eslami said the Constitutional Council and the Interior Ministry have come to the conclusion that the presidential election, slated for June 28, will be held only with paper ballots.

No electronic voting machine will be used in the presidential election, he stated.

Six candidates are running for the post of president in Iran, namely Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Masoud Pezeshkian.

The election campaign period began on Sunday and will run until June 26, with the nationwide presidential election slated to be held on Friday, June 28.

The new administration, the 14th one after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will assume power in late June or early July and hold office for four years.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has taken the helm as the acting president at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei until the election of a new president.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –The list of six figures deemed qualified to run for office at the Pasteur Street of Tehran was made public on Sunday after a qualification process carried out by the Constitutional Council.

The presidential hopefuls include Saeed Jalili, Alireza Zakani, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, Mostafa Poormohammadi, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, and Masoud Pezeshkian.

The prominent applicants disqualified from the presidential race include former Parliament speaker Ali Larijani and former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The Constitutional Council has been vetting 80 individuals who had put in requests for candidacy in the upcoming presidential election.

Hundreds of individuals put in requests for candidacy last week, while only 80, including four women, had met the eligibility criteria to register.

The registration process for the 14th round of Iran’s presidential election began on May 30 and ended on June 3.

The election campaign period began on Sunday and will run until June 26, while the nationwide presidential election will be held on Friday, June 28.

The new administration, the 14th one after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will assume power in late June or early July and hold office for four years.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has taken the helm as the acting president at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei until the election of a new president.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Ahmadinejad jumped into the presidential contest on Sunday after submitting his application.

The controversial figure’s presence in the Interior Ministry attracted a large number of photographers and journalists.

Ahmadinejad, who held office as president for two successive terms from 2005 to 2013, delivered a speech after registering as a candidate.

The registration process for the 14th round of Iran’s presidential election got underway at the Interior Ministry headquarters in Tehran on May 30 and will end on June 3.

Around 80 individuals have put in requests for candidacy during the past four days, while less than 20, including a woman, have met the eligibility criteria to register.

All applicants are carefully vetted by the Constitutional Council, which will announce the list of final candidates on June 11.

The election campaign period is set for June 12-26, while the nationwide presidential election will be held on Friday, June 28.

The new administration, the 14th one after the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, will assume power in late June or early July and hold office for four years.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19, killing the president, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and six others.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber has taken the helm as the acting president at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Registering the candidates started at 8:00 AM today at the order of Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi.

Eligible applicants can submit the required documents within a deadline of five days.

The names of the hopefuls will then be handed over to the Constitutional Council, the 12-member body that oversees elections and legislation.

It will vet and pronounce a final ruling on the competency of the hopefuls according to constitutional requirements.

Iranians will elect a new president in a nationwide election on June 28 after the passing away of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19.

The tragic accident killed the president and seven others, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber took the helm as the head of the Executive Branch at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.

Afterwards, a council consisting of the Parliament speaker, the Judiciary chief, and the first vice president was formed to make arrangements for the election of a new president within 50 days, in accordance with the Constitution.

The council held a meeting, also attended by the presidential deputy for legal affairs, the vice chairman of the Constitutional Council, and the interior minister’s deputy for political affairs.

It decided that the presidential election should be held on Friday, June 28, after the initial approval of the Constitutional Council. It also set a timetable for the formation of electoral executive delegations, the registration of applicants, and the election campaign processes.

The applicants can sign up for candidacy from May 30 to June 3, while the election campaign period is set for June 12-27.