Vice President Mokhber to Replace Raisi Ahead of New Election

par This Is Beirut, 20/05 09:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ebrahim Raisi Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Iran Helicopter Crash Iranian Presidential Elections Mohammad Mokhber

Iran's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, is expected to assume the presidency after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash as the country gears up for early elections. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president take over "in the event of the president's death, dismissal, resignation, absence, or illness for more ...