Iran’s Presidential Race: After Mehralizadeh, Zakani Drops Out in Favor of Raisi

By Staff, Agencies 

Alireza Zakani announced his pullout from the Friday presidential election in favor of main Principalist candidate Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi.

Zakani, one of the seven candidates qualified to run in June 18 presidential elections by the vetting Guardian Council, has just announced his resignation from the race.

He said that he has pulled out from the polls in favor of Principalist candidate Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi, adding in a statement to his supporters that he sees Raisi as his favored candidate who can bring "fundamental reforms" to the country.

Earlier today, another candidate Mohsen Mehralizadeh resigned from the course but did not tell his supporters to support which candidate. Mehralizadeh was considered to be a reformist candidate. After his resignation, there remains Abdolnasser Hemmati as the only candidate from the Reformist camp.