Iran’s president and the country’s foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash on May 19.
In connection with the death of the President of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, early presidential elections will be held. IRNA reported this on Tuesday, May 21.
“Having studied the timing of the election process, the heads of government branches identified June 28 as the time for holding the election to choose a new president,” the statement said.
Candidate registration will take place from May 30 to June 3, and the election campaign period will run from June 12 to June 27.
Article 131 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran provides for the formation of a council to manage the country’s executive affairs for 50 days and preparations for presidential elections.
As is known, on May 19, a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi made a “hard landing” in a mountainous area, returning from Azerbaijan. For a long time, rescuers searched the crash site. Iranian authorities announced that Raisi and other officials had died in a helicopter accident.
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