In a televised speech on Thursday, the principlist candidate said the country can be managed well if the legislative, judiciary and executive branches of the government interact well.
“No chief executive can succeed without first forging close relations and co-operation with the Parliament and the Judiciary. They should act as if they are a soul in three bodies,” he stated.
Velayati said the youth of the country are more sensitive than others and get disappointed when they see disagreements instead of cooperation and interaction among the branches of government.
The candidate also stated that those who do not forgive and forget, or take criticism badly, will lose credibility among the people, especially young voters.
“Once the three branches of government are involved in political disputes, they will have no time to resolve all the outstanding issues in society,” said the former foreign minister.
In Iran’s June 14 presidential election, Velayati will be competing against Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, Hassan Rohani, who is the director of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, MP Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, former First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi.
Iranians will cast their ballots at over 66,000 polling stations across the country in the nation’s 11th presidential election. Expatriates will also be able to vote at 285 polling stations that will be set up in foreign countries.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election.
