Large Number of Foreign Reporters to Cover Iran’s Upcoming Election

Some 1400 reporters from different world countries will cover Iran’s presidential election on June 14, an Iranian interior ministry official said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters today, Mohammad Shafiq announced that over 1000 reporters will be stationed in the capital Tehran, and the rest will be dispatched to other provinces.

Iranian voters will go to over 66,000 polling stations inside and outside the country on June 14 to elect their next president.

Campaigning for the June 14 presidential election kicked off in Iran on May 22 after the Guardian Council released the list of 8 qualified candidates.

The eight qualified candidates represent a wide range of political streams from Principlists to reformers.

Campaigning will continue up to June 13, that is 24 hours before the start of the election.