“In addition to thanking His Highness for the important statements in the session of the external jurisprudence session on the 5th of this month, I would like to remind you that in accordance with the wishes of the honorable leader of the revolution, I have no plans to participate in the election contests next year.” Ahmadinejad The existence of this public opposition of the leader of Iran and the fact that he had said that he would not run for the 12th round of presidential elections, he was nominated in this election on 23 April 1396;but his eligibility was confirmed He and Baghai announced in a statement that they do not support any candidate in this election.