Iran`s presidential election - Ahmadinejad`s disqualification boosts or hurts Rouhani?
(WorldNews Iran)

This council, consisting of six senior mullahs appointed directly by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stamps approval to the parliament`s bills and vets all election candidates. Based on the decision of this council, the candidates able to take part in the May 19 polls are: the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani , current Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, former head of Iran`s Physical Education Organization Hashemitaba, Ebrahim Raisi , a mullah involved in the 1988 massacre of over 30,000 political prisoners, former industry ministry Mostafa Mirsalim and Tehran`s current mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf . ......