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26 May 2013 - 16:48

Presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezayee, who is currently Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC), announced that he will focus on resolving the country's economic problems if he wins the presidential race in June.

"The next government should work hard to settle the people's economic hardships," Rezayee said speaking on Iran's national television on Saturday.

Rezayee pointed to his economic and development plans for the country, saying, "I will try to transform Iran's farming and agricultural sector first."

He noted that if he wins the upcoming presidential race he will modernize Iran's industries, specially those related to the agricultural sector.

On Tuesday, the Iranian interior ministry announced the list of the candidates approved by the Guardian Council to run in the country's 11th presidential election.

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.

Earlier this week, the Guardians Council announced the list of eight qualified candidates for June election. Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and the country's Chief negotiator Saeed Jalili was among the eight candidates.

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

Candidates officially started election campaigning this morning after the official announcement of the eligible candidates. Campaigning will continue up to June 13, that is 24 hours before the start of the election.

Iranian voters will go to over 66,000 polling stations inside and outside the country on June 14 to elect their next president.

 

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