Candidates for Iran's presidential election in June will be announced during the week. Around 475 people, including 42 women, have put their names forward but few are likely to make it onto the ballot. All candidates must seek the approval of the 12-member Guardian Council, a body of conservative clerics and lawyers, and only a few are expected to get the nod. Reformists are likely to suffer most in the vetting process. Nevertheless, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's current president, will probably face a challenge from two reformists, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, as well as Mohsen Rezaie, another conservative. You are invited to read again the article published on Mar 19th 2009 from The Economist print edition because the coming election in Iran could change the region drastically, for better or worse.
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