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Voting runs smoothly - Iran's head prosecutor

14 June 2013 [11:25] - TODAY.AZ
There are no problems in the voting process within presidential election, and everything is going on very well, head prosecutor of Tehran, Mortaza Bakhtiari told.

"We investigated all polling stations, and we continue to monitor them," he said. "The process thus far is going smoothly."

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.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Grand Ayatollahs, active presidential candidates and country's parliamentary speaker have all already cast their votes.

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.


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