Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi is the chief of Iran’s Judiciary. He is mainly associated with the Principlist camp, but he says he is contesting the June 18 presidential election as an independent candidate

The fourth day of registering presidential hopefuls came to the end on Friday, with more individuals, including ordinary citizens and political figures, filing their applications.

Iran’s Constitutional Council says it needs five more days to complete the process of vetting candidates for the June 18 presidential vote.

An Iranian Interior Ministry official says the lower number of registrants for the June 18 presidential election compared to the previous votes shows that the new requirements for hopefuls helped prevent the entry of individuals with irrelevant qualifications and thus created a sensical atmosphere in the registration process.

Saturday saw high-profile politicians and heavyweight hopefuls make an appearance at the headquarters of the Interior Ministry to submit their documents to the ministry’s Election Committee.

As Iran was celebrating Eid al-Fit, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday, the headquarters of the Iranian Ministry hosted registrations of presidential hopefuls for a thirds consecutive day.

Wednesday was the second busy day at the Interior Ministry in Tehran, the site for the registration of hopefuls seeking to join the country’s 13th presidential election, slotted for June 18.

Iran’s Leader says a passionate popular turnout in the vote will boost the capabilities of the administration-elect and strengthen the country’s security status and deterrent power.

Here is a selection photos from the first of the registration of presidential hopefuls at the Iranian Interior Ministry.

The five-day registration ends on May 15 when the constitutional council will decide who can run for the position.