Iran has announced that it will hold presidential elections on June 28, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage.
This was disclosed by the STATE MEDIA on Monday, noting that the election calendar has been approved by the country’s heads of Judiciary.
The report from the State Media read partly, “the election calendar was approved at the meeting of the heads of the judiciary, government, and parliament,” state television said.
“According to the initial agreement of the Guardian Council, it was decided that the 14th presidential election will be held on June 28.”
SUMMIT NIGERIA had reported that the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage were involved in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
In the early hours of Monday, rescuers reported that Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and 7 other senior officials are dead.
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