The Office of the Supreme Leader

People will do well in elections

Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei cast Friday his votes in the simultaneous elections of the Leadership Assembly of Experts and the Islamic Municipal Councils.

"The Iranian nation will duly perform their religious, national and revolutionary duty," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei attended the vote office stationed in Imam Khomeini Husseinieh twenty minutes after the polls started and cast his votes in the 4th Leadership Assembly of Experts, the 3rd Islamic Municipal Councils and the second by-elections of the 7th parliamentary elections.

Ayatollah Khamenei said all Iranian cast vote, motivated by their religious, national and revolutionary duty.

"The general feeling and profound belief of the Iranian nation is that by participating in elections they share decision on fate of society and overall national administration. So, they do their public duty well," Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated.

The Islamic Revolution Leader urged people to accomplish voting quickly. "Expedition in performing these goodly deeds proves more virtuous like performing prayers in the first moment because it is accompanied by a feeling of duty," Ayatollah Khamenei said.

Ayatollah Khamenei asked God bestow assistance to the Iranian nation for the great job of participation in elections, adding, "God willing people will duly perform the significant and heavy duty by attending the ballot offices."

Ayatollah Khamenei praised the simultaneity of the two elections. "The simultaneity of the two elections will prove economical in light of time and equipment and brings positive effects in terms of public turnout."

Tens of journalists, cameramen, and photojournalists from home and abroad were covering Ayatollah Khamenei's vote ceremony to world.
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