Imam Khamenei: Iranian Elections Opposed Enemies’ Plans

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The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei confirmed that "what happened on voting day was exactly the opposite of what the Iran's enemies had been planning.

Imam Khamenei further explained that the enemies tried to undermine the elections by massively plotting, spending large sums of money and increasing pressure on the country during the one year ahead of the vote.

His Eminence further appreciated the Iranian nation's high turnout in the June 14 elections.

"Iran's latest polls indicated that even those who don't support the establishment trust it," Imam Khamenei viewed.

In parallel, he confirmed: "We do not say that you mustn't criticize or oppose, because the proper objection and criticism is certainly useful for the country's progress."
"However, the operational management of the country is difficult," Imam Khamenei stated.

In the run-up to the June 14 presidential election, Ayatollah Khamenei called on those individuals who are not supportive of the Islamic establishment to support their country by casting their ballots. More than 72 per cent of eligible voters turned out in the presidential polls. Reformist candidate Sheikh Hassan Rohani was officially named as Iran's next president with 50.7 per cent of the votes.

On the Iranian nuclear issue, the Supreme Leader Khamenei clarified that some greedy countries doesn't want the problem to be solved and it is only because of their stubbornness that the issue is not yet resolved.

Source: News agencies, Edited by website team