Iranian presidential elections voting time may be extended by 3 hours

Iran, Tehran, June 14 / Trend S. Isayev, D. Khatinoglu/ The time for voting at the presidential elections in Iran may be extended by 3 hours, country's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said, Fars news agency reported. He noted that the standard time is 8 hours since the beginning of the voting, and that can be extended for 3 more hours if there is such a necessity, adding that the voting process will determine if there's any need for additional time. 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. 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. Previously, Najjar revealed that there were several minor violations registered at the polling stations, however the overall voting process is going on fine. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az