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Incumbent Iranian President Rouhani to run for second term
Baku, April 14, AZERTAC
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has signed up to seek reelection for the second term in office, according to IRNA.
He won the past presidential elections in 2013 with a total of 18,651,668 votes.
Rouhani has on several occasions called for massive turnout in the elections slated for May 19.
The registration for presidential elections officially started on April 11 and will end on April 15. Guardian Council will start vetting the candidates as of April 16.
According to the Interior Ministry’s latest statistics, some 863 hopefuls have so far signed up for presidential election.
The final list of the candidates eligible to run for Iran’s 12th round of presidential election is expected to be announced by the Interior Ministry on April 26-27.
Electoral campaigns will officially begin on April 28 and will continue until May 17.
