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Iran's Supreme Leader casts first vote at presidential elections (PHOTO)

Iran Materials 14 June 2013 08:36 (UTC +04:00)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has cast first vote this morning at the presidential elections in the country, IRIB News reported.
Iran's Supreme Leader casts first vote at presidential elections (PHOTO)

Iran, Tehran, June 14 /Trend T. Jafarov/

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has cast first vote this morning at the presidential elections in the country.

Khamenei cast his vote in the Imam Khomeini Cleric center (Hosseinieh) in Tehran.

He said that he selected a candidate, and even his family doesn't know whom he gave his vote for.

Khamenei urged the people of Iran not to be late for casting their votes. The Supreme Leader of Iran called the presidential elections "epic".

Khamenei noted that the electoral commission is responsible for counting the peoples votes, adding that it is their responsibility to keep the votes safe. He also said that Iran doesn't care if the US doesn't recognize the elections in Iran as democratic.

The 11th presidential elections have officially started today in Iran.

There are six candidates participating in the current presidential elections: Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, former Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Velayati, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, President of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi.

The elections have begun at 8 o'clock by local time in Iran (8:30 Baku time, 4:30 London time).

Nearly 50.5 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential poll. Iranians living in other countries would be able to vote through the embassies of Iran in those countries.

The primary results of the June 14 presidential election will be announced by the Iranian Interior Ministry, and would be then approved by the Guardian Council.

Such countries as Azerbaijan, Germany, Australia, Russia, Japan, UK, UAE, France, Turkey, Iraq, Ukraine, USA, Syria, China are covering the elections in Iran.

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