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Iranian Ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Registers For Presidential Election

POSTED ON June 2, 2024 •   POLITICS      BY Benedicta Bassey
Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad/ Photo credit: Israel Times

Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday registered for the Presidential election billed to hold in June 28, following the death of the nation's president Raising Ebrahim in a helicopter crash.

Ahmadinejad who is popular among the poor for his populist efforts and home-building programs had always criticized government of corruption.

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