Early presidential elections kick off in Iran
Iran's early presidential elections began on Friday to choose the country's next president from among the four presidential hopefuls. teleSUR
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00:00Friday, at 8 a.m. local time, polling stations opened in Iran to begin the presidential election.
00:06This way, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei,
00:11while voting in the city of Huseyniya, called on the more than 61 million voters to cast
00:16their ballots to achieve a historic and massive participation.
00:20In this sense, local authorities stressed that 59,000 polling stations opened on time
00:26to a calm electoral environment.
00:28It is estimated that the process will last until 6 p.m., but may be extended if necessary.