Guardian Council
Six candidates seek popular mandate to become next president of Iran
The June 28 elections were called following the death of the incumbent president Ebrahim Raisi along with seven others in a helicopter crash last month.
Conservative Ebrahim Raisi is the next president of Iran
Ebrahim Raisi won 61.95% of the votes cast in the elections held on Friday. The voter turnout was around 49%
Iran announces final list of candidates for June 18 presidential election
The Guardian Council headed by supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei approved a list of seven candidates out of a total of 592 applicants. Most of the approved candidates belong to conservative groups
In Iran’s parliamentary elections, conservative sections have the advantage
The elections to the Majlis that are scheduled for February 21 are taking place at a time of intense diplomatic and political aggression by the US. This has strengthened the conservative sections in the country
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