Following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage in a helicopter crash, Iran announced on Monday (May 20) that it would hold the country’s 14th presidential election on June 28, state media IRNA reported.
The decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the heads of branches of power chaired by Iran’s interim president Mohammad Mokhber.
According to Article 131 of Iran’s Constitution, the first vice president will take the helm of the executive branch if the president is unable to perform duties. Also, the interim president is duty-bound to make arrangements for the election of a new president within a maximum of 50 days.
Based on the schedule, the registration would be conducted from May 30 to June 3, following which candidates would have to conduct electoral campaigns from June 12 to 27, the report said.
Raisi and his accompanying team lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Varzaqan, northwestern Iran, on Sunday while returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran's border with Azerbaijan.
