Question: Who among nine individuals secured enough popular signatures or support of parliamentarians to become official candidates for the Czech presidential election, 2013 and serves as a Member of Parliament for Prague and as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Chamber of Deputies?

The President of Iran (Persian: رییس‌جمهور ایران "Rayis Jomhur-e Irān") is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  The President is the highest popularly elected official in Iran (however, the president is still required to gain the Leader’s official approval before being sworn in before the Parliament, and the Leader also has the power to dismiss the elected president anytime).  The President carries out the decrees, and answers to the Supreme Leader of Iran, who functions as the country's head of state.  Unlike the executive in other countries, the President of Iran does not have full control over anything, as these are ultimately under the control of the Supreme Leader.  Chapter IX of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran sets forth the qualifications for presidential candidates.  The procedures for presidential election and all other elections in Iran are outlined by the Supreme Leader.  The President functions as the executive of the decrees and wishes of the Supreme Leader.  These include signing treaties and other agreements with foreign countries and international organizations, with Supreme Leader's approval; administering national planning, budget, and state employment affairs, as decreed by the Supreme Leader.  The President also appoints the ministers, subject to the approval of Parliament, and the Supreme Leader who can dismiss or reinstate any of the ministers at any time, regardless of the president or parliament's decision.  Iran’s regional policy is directly controlled by the office of the Supreme Leader with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ task limited to protocol and ceremonial occasions.  All of Iran’s ambassadors to Arab countries, for example, are chosen by the Quds Corps, which directly reports to the Supreme Leader. <SEP>  Currently, he serves as a Member of Parliament for Prague and as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech Parliament. Karel Schwarzenberg (] or Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg, in Czech "Karel Jan Nepomuk Josef Norbert Bedřich Antonín Vratislav Menas kníže ze Schwarzenbergu", in German "Karl Johannes Nepomuk Josef Norbert Friedrich Antonius Wratislaw Menas Fürst zu Schwarzenberg"), 12th Prince Schwarzenberg (First Majorat) and 7th Prince Schwarzenberg (Second Majorat), Duke of Krumlov (born 10 December 1937) is a Czech politician, former leader of the TOP 09 Party and its candidate for President of the Czech Republic in the 2013 election. <SEP>  Nine individuals secured enough popular signatures or support of parliamentarians to become official candidates for the office. The first direct presidential election in the Czech Republic was held on 11–12 January 2013.  No candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round, so a second round runoff election was held on 25–26 January.  Miloš Zeman (SPOZ) and Karel Schwarzenberg (TOP 09) qualified for the second round of the election. <SEP> Árni Þór Sigurðsson (born 30 July 1960 in Reykjavik) is an Icelandic Ambassador.  Since May 1st 2015 he is Ambassador for the Arctic (Senior Arctic Official), representing Iceland in the Arctic Council.  He was member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament 2007-2014, for the Left-Green Movement.  He was Deputy Speaker of the Althing from 2009-2010 and again 2012-2013.  Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Althingi Feb. 2009 - April 2013.  Chairman of the Parliamentary Delegation to EFTA/EEA 2009-2013.  Co-Chairman of the Iceland-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee.  He was a delegate to the Nordic Council 2010-2013 and Chairman of the Nordic Council's Standing Committee of Culture and Education.  Árni Þór held a number of Parliamentary Committee posts, incl.  on budget and finance, economy, environment, constitutional affairs, procedural affairs etc.  He was chair, vicechair and acting chair of the Parliamentary Group 2009-2012.