Tehran (IP): The Iranian Minister of Culture and a presidential hopeful for the upcoming elections called the martyred President Raisi the flagbearer of change in the governance and executive affairs of Iran.

Iran Press/Iran news: On the sidelines of registering his name as a presidential hopeful for the snap presidential elections in Iran, Mohammad Mahdi Esmaili, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the 13th government, said on Sunday: "Martyr Raisi was the flagbearer of change in governance and executive affairs of Iran."

He added, "His burial, attended by several million people, was a confirmation that people distinguish a servant from a non-servant."

"People don't want imports to substitute production; they want the way of Raisi and Rajai to continue," Esmaili said.

"I am determined to register so that the success of Iran continues and justice can be seen in the country. 'The service continues' is the slogan of the 14th government," he concluded.

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