Lari urges boosting confidence
2003/10/01
Tehran, Oct 1 - Minister of Interior said here Tuesday that people should feel that their votes counts in elections.
Speaking at a gathering of governors from across the nation, Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari added that if people feel that their representative are running the national affairs then they will strive to back them in the settlement of crisis or in resolving problems.
"The people, through their participation in elections, will express their will and desire," Lari said.
He said the level of people participation in elections will revealthe direction of the society and the people's wants and aspirations.
The upcoming 7th Majlis election embodies sensitivities different from previous elections, the interior minister underlined.
"The world is also watching the level of people's participation in the elections."
He further referred to statements by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and President Mohammad Khatami on the importance of people's participation in elections.
"If we are part of the Islamic system, it is because of the people's votes," he added.
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"Minister of Interior said here Tuesday that people should feel that their votes counts in elections"
Maybe they would feel that way, if they could vote for the people they wanted to, and not a group of pre-judged, pre-selected, pre-approved, mullah-sanctioned candidates.