Iranians residing in Britain can vote presenting ID or pasport

  14 June 2013    Read: 824
Iranians residing in Britain can vote presenting ID or pasport
Islamic Republic of Iran Interests Section in London issued a communiqu
According to IRNA, it is said in the communiqué, "The entire Iranian citizens who are willing to take part in the elections, who have been born on June 14th, 1995 and before that, can cast their votes after presenting their Iranian identity cards, or their passports at the election poll ballots.`

The IRI 11th Presidential Election Poll in London would be opened at 8 am Friday and would be closed at 6 pm, local time, at the Consular Office of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran, at Kensington Court, London W8 5DB 50.

An informed official at the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran told IRNA, "The entire necessary arrangements for holding the 11th Presidential Election in Britain at the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran at Oman Embassy have been made, and the British side, too, has accepted the responsibility of ensuring the security of the election poll here."

He added, "If the election would reach the run off round, too, we would still be fully ready for holding it here."
The official reiterated, "The members of the executive and supervisory delegations at London election poll have been appointed in collaboration with the election headquarters of the abroad polls, and in a bid to implement Article 53 of the IRI Election Law, and their members are entirely comprise of the Iranians residing in Britain."
The 11th round of the presidential election and the 4th round of municipal councils election will be held in Iran on June 14.

Iranian voters will go to over 66,000 polling stations both within the country and abroad tomorrow to elect their next president.

Campaigning for the June 14 presidential election kicked off in Iran on May 22 after the Guardian Council released the list of 8 qualified candidates, although 6 have now remained in the race.

The qualified candidates represent a wide range of political streams from principlists to reformers.

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