Infographic: Meet the men allowed to run for president in Iran

Here are the candidates running in the race for an impactful presidency facing myriad key issues.

Tehran, Iran – When the polls open on Friday for Iran’s presidential election, five men will be on the ballot, but one enjoys a significant lead over the others. Observers predict Iran’s eighth president will be elected with very low turnout amid public disillusionment and widespread disqualification of reformist and pragmatic candidates by the Guardian Council, a 12-member constitutional vetting body.