News ID: 30

Date: 09 March 2021 - 19:12

Voting boosts security, counters threats: Deputy secretary

The deputy secretary of the Constitutional Council said the proper organization of elections can help boost security in the country and reduce potential long-term threats.

The proper organization of elections can help improve the level of security and integrity, reduce potential threats and control harms across the country, Siamak Rahpeik said on February 8.

Sticking to the rule of law and remaining impartial towards the elections are among the Constitutional Council’s major duties, he added.

Rahpeik further said, “The Constitutional Council has never taken sides in elections. It has always, both in behavior and performance, remained committed to the rule of law, ethics, and impartiality”.

In late August 2020, the deputy interior minister in charge of elections, Jamal Orf, said with the Constitutional Council’s approval, June 18 was set for holding presidential, council and midterm parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections.

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.

The Constitutional Council is a constitutionally mandated 12-member council in Iran that, among other things, is tasked with ensuring the compatibility of the legislation passed by the parliament with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution.