First Vice Speaker of Iran’s Majlis Mohammad Reza Bahonar has officially announced his candidacy for the country’s forthcoming presidential election due in June.

The secretary general of the Islamic Society of Engineers on Wednesday announced his decision to run in the 11th presidential election.

So far, senior member of Iran's Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, former Intelligence Minister Ali Fallahian, and former Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki have declared their intention to run for president.

The Islamic Republic’s eleventh presidential election will be held in June and presidential hopefuls will register from May 7 to May 11.

The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and candidates for the presidency must be vetted for qualifications by the Guardian Council.

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