Iran ex-president registers for Iranian upcoming elections

YemenExtra

Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran’s former two-time president has submitted his name registered to contest the 12th round of presidential elections, state media reported.

Ahmadinejad signed up for the competition at the Election Office, which is based within the Interior Ministry’s premises in the capital Tehran on Wednesday.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised Ahmadinejad not to run for president in the May elections, saying his potential candidacy would “polarize” the general atmosphere governing the country.

Rouhani, however, has so far refused to announce his candidature, nor has he associated himself with either of the main electoral currents, the Principlist and Reformist camps.

source : press TV