Iranian Candidates Begin Registering For June Election

Ahmadinejad cannot run for a third term

Iran has begun registering candidates to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in its forthcoming presidential election.

Hopefuls have a five-day period in which to declare their intention to stand in the 14 June poll.

More conservative than reformists have put themselves forward as candidates, reports say. Iran's Guardian Council - a body controlled by the Supreme Leader - decides who can stand.

Constitutionally, President Ahmadinejad cannot run for a third term.