Iranian President to run for re-election

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-09-2009 09:31

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has formally announced he's a candidate in the June 12th presidential election. Ahmadinejad began his term in office in 2005.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to reporters as he comes to register his candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections at the interior ministry in Tehran on May 8, 2009. Ahmadinejad was the second of the four leading candidates expected to stand in the June 12 election to formally register. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz)

On Friday, he went through the official registration procedure at Iran's Interior Ministry.

Many observers believe none of the current candidates in the conservative camp are a threat to Ahmadinejad's bid for a second term.

Earlier on Friday, Iran's former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards, Mohsen Rezaei also formally registered his candidacy.

Iran's president is elected for a four-year term and may not serve for more than two consecutive terms.