Leader Stresses Participation of All Political Groups in Presidential Election

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined the significance of the participation of different political groups in June presidential election in Iran.

Addressing a large congregation of Iranian people in Iran’s Northeastern holy city of Mashhad, Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to Iran’s 11th presidential election in June and called for a high turnout in the poll in a bid to disappoint the enemies and ensure national security.

The Leader underscored the importance of participation of various political spectrums in the election.

“All the (political) views and factions that believe in the Islamic Republic should participate; this is both a right and obligation, as election in the Islamic Republic is not for a specific political view and faction,” the Leader reiterated.

Earlier, in a televised address on the occasion of the advent of the Iranian New Year on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei called for the Iranian nation’s enthusiastic and energetic participation in the country’s political and economic affairs in the New Year.

The Leader pointed to the upcoming political events in the country, the June presidential election in particular, and said, “We name the year 1392 as the Year of Political Epic and Economic Epic and hope that, God willing, economic epic and political epic will be materialized by our dear people and the country’s devoted authorities this year.”

In September, the Iranian interior ministry announced that the country will hold the next presidential election on June 14, 2013.