Baku. Konul Jafarli – APA. Vice-Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard announced his candidacy for the June presidential election, APA reports quoting Fars news. Aboutorabi-Fard announced his candidacy during a visit to the former war zones in southwest of Iran on Sunday.
In September, the Iranian interior ministry announced that the country will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013.