The spokesman for the Constitutional Council said the top overseeing body places paramount importance both on public health as well as the health of voting in the country’s upcoming presidential polls amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned against attempts aimed at dissuading people from taking part in the forthcoming presidential elections, calling for a massive turnout in the vote to disappoint the enemies.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei announced the general policies on elections on the basis of Clause 1 of Article 110 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Expediency Council. The text of the policies was issued to the heads of the three branches of government and to the head of the Expediency Council.

Secretary of Iran's Constitutional Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said the qualifications of the nominees for the forthcoming presidential election as always will be checked with the utmost care.

Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said the vetting process for candidates in elections is based on law, stressing that the watchdog body, as always, will do its best to enforce the law in the upcoming presidential vote.

The Iranian Constitution has granted the Constitutional Council the authority to interpret the Constitution, supervise elections (approval or disapproval of candidates seeking to run in local, parliamentary, presidential, and Assembly of Experts elections) and vet legislation passed by the country's Parliament.

Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei held an international press conference in Tehran on February 19, 2020, to answer reporters’ questions ahead of the country’s 11th parliamentary polls scheduled for February 21.

The Constitutional Council on Sunday held a written exam for hopefuls seeking to run for the upcoming Assembly of Experts by-elections in which six seats are up for grabs.

Iranians will go to the polls on June 18 in the country’s 13th presidential election. Candidates hoping to run in the next elections are to apply in early April for approval. The final list is to be announced by the Constitutional Council in early June.

Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said there are no worries about reviewing and amending the Constitution when circumstances require.