Active Iranian presidential candidates cast their votes

Iran, Tehran, June 14 /Trend T. Jafarov/ Active Iranian presidential candidates Ali Akbar Velayati, Mohammad Gharazi and Hassan Rouhani have cast their votes at the presidential elections. Thus far, Velayati, Gharazi and Rouhani are the first active presidential candidates who have cast their votes, since the elections officially began this morning. 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. Previously, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and several Grand Ayatollahs have cast their votes as well. Nearly 50.5 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential poll. Iranians living in other countries are able to vote through the embassies of Iran in those countries. 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. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az