Followers of Iranian Imam & Leadership Front pick Velayati as favorite presidential candidate

Azerbaijan, Baku, May.29/ Trend F.Eminli Presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati will be the Followers of Imam and Leadership Front's favorite candidate for the upcoming elections, Ahmad Karimi Esfahani, a member of the front, said on Wednesday. Karimi Esfahani said that the front will announce its all-out support for Velayati in an official statement on Thursday, the IRIB News Agency reported. Velayati is the top advisor to Iran's leader. He previously announced his plans for what he called a complementary administration. He said that he's drawn up the sketches for his administration which will have five major aspects. The presidential candidate claimed that based on the plan, the can control inflation and unemployment in just 100 days, the Mehr News Agency. The advisor to the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution said that he'll form a moderate administration with the participation of experts if he wins the June 14 race. Velayati, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, and Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf are on the list of the Coalition of Three from the Principlist camp. Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013. The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws. The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for qualifications.