Ahmadinejad returning to the Iranian political stage by seeking presidential candidacy

Noura Bendari

Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his application on May 12 to run in his country’s next presidential elections.

Ahmadinejad said he submitted his application after a large number of ordinary Iranians had asked him to do this.

However, the new move by the former Iranian president has stirred up debate across Iran, especially given the fact that Ahmadinejad served as Iran’s president for two terms.

He ran for president in 2017. However, his application was turned down at the orders of the Iranian supreme guide.

Presidential candidate

Ahmadinejad said his candidacy would be the dawn of a new era for the Iranian people and the world. He added that he would back another candidate if his application was rejected.

The first reaction to Ahmadinejad’s candidacy came from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who accused the former president of lying.

One of the activists said in a tweet on his Twitter account: “The Presidency of the Republic, if there is nothing in it, is at the minimum it contains huge money, and that is why you, the thieves, the wolves, have clung to it and have been reaping the meat of each other .. As for the people, peace be upon them, you have torn them apart. ».

On the other hand, activists interacted with “Ahmadinejad” announcing his candidacy for the elections. There are those who support him and those who opposed him. Some saw that the former president was the only independent person in these elections and that he alone could drag millions of people to the polls and create a kind of clamor in the elections.