Election committees for expats meet
The first meeting of the executive and monitoring committees for presidential elections outside Iran has been held at the Foreign Ministry.
According to Press TV, the meeting was held on Monday and attended by senior Foreign Ministry officials and representatives from the Guardian Council.
Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi, who is head of the monitoring committee for presidential election outside Iran, called for the necessary preparations in view of massive turnout in the June 14 presidential election.
More than 280 polling stations have been set up abroad for Iranian expatriates to vote in Iran’s 11th presidential election.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election. The Guardian Council is mandated with vetting the hopefuls.
The Iranian Constitution stipulates that presidential candidates must be religious or political figures, be Iranian in origin, have Iranian citizenship, be resourceful, enjoy managerial skills, have no criminal record, be trustworthy and pious, and have firm belief in the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the country’s official religion.
Source: irib.ir
