Tehran’s ultraconservative mayor, Alireza Zakani, announced his withdrawal in a post on social media platform X on Thursday, after earlier denying he was ending his campaign.
Zakani’s withdrawal came hours after a statement by the Ministry of Interior confirming the exit of Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, another ultraconservative.
In his post, Zakani urged two other candidates to unite.
Zakani said ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, 58, Iran’s former nuclear negotiator, and conservative Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, 62, the speaker of the parliament, should “unite and not leave the revolutionary forces’ rightful demands unanswered”. READ MORE
