Iranian woman registered for first time to run for presidency
Zohreh Elahian has become the first Iranian woman to file and register as a candidate to run in the country's upcoming presidential election, Iranian campaign spokesman Mohsen Eslami said, Trend reports.
"Ms. Zohra Elahian is registered to vote," Eslami said.
However, on May 31, he noted that three Iranian women were denied registration “because they did not meet the [necessary] conditions.”
According to IRNA, Seyyed Ahmad Rasoulinejad, a former member of Parliament, Masoud Pezeshkian, an MP representing the city of Tabriz, Vahid Haghanian, an aide to the Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution and a former IRGC commander, and Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani were among the candidates officially entering the race to become Iran's next president.
Iran will hold presidential elections on June 28 following the death of the late president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month.
Candidates briefly declare their campaign slogans and programs at the election headquarters while registering to run for the high office.
All presidential candidates ultimately must be approved by the Guardian Council, a 12-memebr panel of clerics and jurists who ensure the health of Iranian elections