Iranian presidential election to be held in Philippines

The Iranian presidential election will be held in 130 foreign countries.

Nearly 56.5 million Iranians are eligible to vote, from whom, according to a survey carried out by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on May 7-8, some 66.7 percent will participate in the election.

Voters should be at least 18 years old on the day of the elections, i.e. people born before May 19, 1999 can vote in the elections.

Iranians residing in other countries can vote if they have their national ID card and birth certificate. If, for any reason, they don’t have those, a valid Iranian passport will suffice.

Ebrahim Raeisi, Custodian of Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine; First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri; former minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mostafa Mirsalim; and former Minister of Physical Education Mostafa Hashemi Taba, as well as the President Hassan Rouhani are the five candidates to run for presidency in the forthcoming presidential elections.

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who serves as the mayor of the Iranian capital, was the sixth candidate who dropped out from the presidential race in favor of the principlist candidate Raeisi on Monday.

Releasing a statement, Qalibaq called on his supporters to back Raeisi in May 19 presidential election.

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