Two main contenders for Iranian president register candidacy for election
The Peninsula
The two main contenders to become Iranian president, judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani, registered on Saturday to run in next month's election.
The June 18 election to succeed President Hassan Rouhani is seen as a test of the country's clerical rulers. Raisi is a 60-year-old mid-ranking cleric in Iran. Appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as head of the judiciary in March 2019, he has emerged as one of the country's most powerful figures and a contender to succeed Khamenei.More Related News