By Staff, Agencies

The registration process for the 14^th round of Iran’s presidential election got underway at the Interior Ministry headquarters in the capital Tehran on Thursday.

Registering the candidates started at 8:00 AM today at the order of Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi.

Eligible applicants can submit the required documents within a deadline of five days.

The names of the hopefuls will then be handed over to the Constitutional Council, the 12-member body that oversees elections and legislation.

It will vet and pronounce a final ruling on the competency of the hopefuls according to constitutional requirements.

Iranians will elect a new president in a nationwide election on June 28 after the passing away of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

A helicopter carrying President Raisi and his entourage crashed in northwestern mountainous forests on May 19.

The tragic accident killed the president and seven others, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

According to the Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber took the helm as the head of the Executive Branch at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei.