An Iranian official announced on Monday that search crews had found the wreckage in the province of East Azerbaijan, where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister perished in a helicopter crash in steep terrain and freezing conditions.
The Iranian constitution specifies the following procedures in the event that a president becomes incompetent or passes away while in office:
The supreme leader, who has the final say in all affairs of state, confirms the first vice president’s succession in the event of the president’s death while in office, as stated in Article 131 of the constitution of the Islamic Republic.
A council made up of the speaker of the house of representatives, the chief justice, and the first vice president is required to set up a new president’s election within a maximum of fifty days.
According to the present schedule, presidential elections are scheduled for 2025. Raisi was elected president in 2021.
