Who are the main contenders to be Iran’s next president?

AFTER THREE years of ruthless hardline government under Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s 61m voters for president. Ahead of Iran’s snap presidential election, scheduled for June 28th, the Islamic Republic’s electoral-vetting body approved six candidates: three hardliners, two pragmatic conservatives and a reformer. Given that the first five are likely to split the traditionalist vote, a good turnout might even propel a reformist back into the presidency. The helicopter crash that on May 19th “could re-energise Iranian politics”, says a political observer in the capital, Tehran.