Following the death of President Ebrahim Raïssi, the presidential election was set for June 28.
In an unprecedented drama, Iranian President Ebrahim Raïssi was killed yesterday, Sunday, May 19, in the crash of his helicopter. He was accompanied by other senior officials including the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian.
The apparatus crash did no survivor, plunging this country into a political crisis. According to the Constitution, it is the vice-president Mohammad Mokhber, who will ensure the interim at the head of the State.
A limited council between the heads of the judiciary, the government and the parliament, approved the new electoral calendar which fixes the holding of the 14th presidential election on June 28, 2024.