Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Plans To Run Again

LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Irans presidential election in May, state media reported.The move by the former hardline president was seen as a challenge to the authority of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had ordered him not to run.Registration for the May 19 election started on Monday and will last five days, after which entrants will be screened for their political and Islamic qualifications by a vetting body, the Guardian Council.type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=58dd9822e4b0e6ac7093be2c,58d17a59e4b0be71dcf8bea9,5899d7c4e4b09bd304bd7ba6 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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