Interior Minister: Iran’s executive, monitoring organizations to safeguard election votes

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News ID: 9747
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 9:11 - 19 May 2017
TEHRAN, May 19, YJC - Iranian Interior Minister Abdol-Reza Rahmani-Fazli assured that the country’s executive and monitoring organizations will safeguard people’s vote in the election.
Interior Minister: Iran’s executive, monitoring organizations to protect election votesTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - "Executive and monitoring organizations will safeguard the votes in all phases (of the election) with complete trust and planning,” he said.

He expressed hope that Iranian voters would go to the polls on time so that the election could close in legal 12-hours time frame.
 
He assured that there will be no change at any phase of the election and even in one vote.
Iranians are heading to the polls at home and abroad on Friday in closely-contested elections to choose the country’s 12th president.
 
Some 63,500 polling stations opened at 08:00 local time (0330 GMT) across the country and are to close at 18:00 (1330 GMT), but voting hours will likely be extended amid estimates of a high turnout.
 
Expatriates can also cast their ballots in the presidential election at 310 polling stations in 102 countries.
 
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei was among the first to cast his ballot.
 
Speaking after casting his vote, the Leader said, "I thank God Almighty for the blessing of democracy, election, and popular participation [in the election]. This is a great blessing.”
 
Ayatollah Khamenei described the 2017 election as highly "important” and said the people are deciding their destiny.



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