Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has highlighted the importance of people’s participation in the country’s elections, calling it a “duty” of Iranians.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with a group of religious eulogists and elegists on Wednesday, as Iran is gearing up for parliamentary elections slated for March 1, 2024.
“Anyone who opposes the elections is opposing the Islamic Republic and Islam,” the Leader stated.
“[Participation in] the elections is a duty. It is the duty for those following the path of jihad of clarification to create a sense of duty [among people] towards elections,” he said, invoking a term used to describe a campaign aimed at educating people on the conspiracies of the enemy.
Ayatollah Khamenei also denounced “hostile” attempts to undermine the nation’s role in the country’s management, which proves the realization of religious democracy in Iran.
He further censured attempts aimed at demoralizing the people and making them distrustful by claiming that the elections in Iran are meaningless.
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