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Early presidental elections in Iran will be held on or before 9 July 2024, according to Article 131 of the Iranian Constitution[1], following the death of former President Ebrahim Raisi.[2]
Background[edit]
On 19th May 2024, Raisi was coming back from a trip to the Iran-Azerbaijan border to inaugurate a hydroelectric complex at the Giz Galasi reservoir. On the way back, a helicopter crashed containing him among eight other passengers and crew at roughly 13:30 IRST (UTC+03:30) near the city of Varzaqan in the province of East Azerbaijan. Heavy fog affected search-and-rescue conditions, but by 20:39, Iranian forces were near the crash[3], and later that day, the wreckage of the helicopter was located[4], with all nine passengers and crew upon the plane found dead.
Electoral system[edit]
The President of Iran is usually elected every four years by a "direct vote of the people", as set out by Article 114 of the Iranian Constitution[1], which means that a presidential election should have taken place on or before 18 June 2025, but due to the death of the president, it will be held earlier.
Candidates[edit]
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- ^ a b "Constitution". en.mfa.ir. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Iran helicopter crash: President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash". BBC News. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Makoii, Akhtar; Abrahams, Jessica; Smith, Benedict; Zagon, Chanel (2024-05-19). "Search for Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter complicated by rain". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Iran president helicopter crash live updates: President Ebrahim Raisi dies - state TV". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-20.