Zohreh Elahian has withdrawn her candidacy from the Iranian presidential election. The former member of parliament wrote about this on her page on the social network.
She also explained the reasons for this decision.
"In order to preserve the unity of the revolutionary movement, supporting a candidate who enjoys the confidence of the people and the elites, and expressing gratitude for the wisdom of the leader of the revolution in placing women in senior leadership positions, I withdraw my candidacy",
Zohreh Elahian said.
Elahian was one of four women who registered their candidacy to run in the elections.
Early elections in Iran
In mid-May, the President and the Iranian Foreign Minister were killed as a result of a helicopter crash while returning from negotiations with Azerbaijani officials. After this, presidential elections were scheduled in the country. The elections will take place on June 28.
From May 30 to June 3, registration of candidates for the presidential elections took place. The final list of participants will be announced next week.
