TEHRAN – A group of principlists have called on Ebrahim Raisi, the custodian of the Razavi Shrine, to put up his candidacy in the May 19 presidential election.

A group of principlist activists have launched a social media campaign calling on the cleric to run in the election, Mehr news agency reported on Monday.

In the meantime, a group of members of the Union of the Islamic Society of Students have also urged Raisi to run.

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