With Raisi's death in helicopter crash, who will be Iran's new president?

Raisi and his entourage were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the mountains of northwest Iran.

A screen grab captured from a video shows the location of wreck of helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation. / Photo: AA

Dozens of emergency rescue teams had been dispatched to the mountainous area in northwestern Iran's East Azerbaijan province, where the incident took place on Sunday afternoon. During this period, a high-powered council comprising the first vice president, the Speaker of Parliament and the chief of the judiciary have to make sure new elections are held.Article 131 of the Iranian Constitution stipulates this, in the event of the death or illness of the sitting president.

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