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Six candidates – five conservatives and one reformist – are competing in Iran’s presidential election on Friday to succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. Here is a look at the candidate list: Ghalibaf, 62, is a prominent conservative who has served as parliament speaker since 2020. Born on September 23, 1961 near the northeastern city of Mashhad, he has held various governmental roles including mayor of Tehran. Ghalibaf has run for the presidency three times — 2005, 2013 and 2017, the last of which he withdrew from to support Raisi’s candidacy. Before enter…

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