Azerbaijan, Baku, Jun.8 /Trend F.Eminli/
The running of Iran's economy should be transferred to common people, not capitalists and aristocrats, the Tasnim News Agency quoted Iran presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaei as saying.
Different sector of the economy, such as agriculture and industry should be run by people, he said.
Speaking to a crowd of people in the western city of Susangerd, he said that the executive branch of the government should be in the hands of those who are faithful and resourceful.
Inefficient internal management and external economic sanctions have put pressure on people's lives and have even endangered the whole country, he said. I have come to wipe off the sanctions and start an efficiency system of management in the country, Rezaei noted.
Rezaei has said that he plans to expand border markets and to boost the value of the national currency, rial, against major currencies.
Rezaei has said that he will take advantage of efficient persons of different points of view and from different political fronts to resolve foreign policy problems, especially the nuclear standoff.
He also said that he will make effort to institutionalize freedom of speech in the society.
Rezaei, who is the secretary of Expediency Council, competes with Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, former Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Velayati, lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, President of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, former First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi in the upcoming presidential election.
On June 14, Iranians will go to over 66,000 polling stations across the country to cast their votes, while some 285 polling stations will be set up for Iranian nationals in other countries.
The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for qualifications.