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Iran’s parliamentary elections "blow" to enemies: Supreme leader

29 February 2012 18:21 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said Wednesday the upcoming parliamentary elections would be another blow to the country’s enemies, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

In Friday’s elections, Iran will serve another blow to the hegemonic powers, which would be even harder than that delivered on Feb. 11 during rallies marking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Khamenei was quoted as saying.

On Feb. 11, hundreds of thousands of Iranians celebrated the anniversary of the Islamic revolution by chanting slogans against the United States and Israel.

On Wednesday, Khamenei said that Friday’s vote will be much more important than previous elections as enemies have invested all their remaining energy in the parliamentary elections.

In January, Khamenei asked the Iranian people to actively participate in the parliamentary elections slated for March 2, 2012, and said that the enemies of the country are trying to discourage people from taking part in the elections.

According to earlier report, over 48 million Iranian voters are eligible to cast their ballots and more than 3,400 candidates are competing for the 290 seats in the Iranian Majlis