RNA – Molavi Abdol-Naser Sada’ati, the Friday prayer leader of Iranshahr’s al-Nabi Mosque, stressed on the significance of elections in the Islamic Republic, saying, “Participating in elections does not mean just casting a vote, it also shows peoples’ loyalty to the Islamic system.”
“The enemies have always hatched plots to impact the turnout in the country’s polls” and with this aim, the Sunni cleric demanded that the Iranian people give their foes a bitter response when casting their votes.
Making his remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA, the religious cleric stressed on this very point that the Iranian people must thwart the enemies’ ominous plots by participating en masse in all elections.
Molavi Sada’ati urged hopeful candidates to be honest and keep their promises after grabbing the seats.
The vote is a manifestation of the people’s presence in the political decision-making process, given this, the Friday prayer leader of Iranshahr’s al-Nabi Mosque stressed, “Participating in the elections is a national and religious duty.”
Elections for the 5th Assembly of Experts as well as the 10th Majles (Parliament) will be held simultaneously on February 26.
The Assembly of Experts is a high-ranking body in Iran, which elects and oversees the activities of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution. It is in a position of authority to either appoint or dismiss the Supreme Leader.
Members of the Assembly are directly elected to office by people for an eight-year term. The body holds meetings twice a year to exchange viewpoints on major national issues, and every other year to appoint a new chairman.
Last March, the Assembly picked Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi as its new chairman following the demise of its former head, Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi-Kani.
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