As the countdown begins for June 28 snap presidential election, Iranians both within the country and overseas are enthusiastically gearing up to cast their ballots and pass the mantle to the next president.
Six candidates are running for the top executive office of the country, having formally launched their election campaigns on Monday after receiving approval from the top election supervisory body.
In his press conference, Alireza Mahmoudi, who is in charge of holding presidential elections abroad, expressed his condolences to the martyrs of the service and said: "We were planning to hold elections in the next year in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when this tragic incident happened and caused us to launch the process sooner than expected."
Mahmoudi added: "Additional franchises have also been received from the Ministry of Interior and will be sent to the embassies."
Mahamoudim regarding the Iranians living in Canada and their participation in the elections, said: "We had a meeting with the protector of Canada's interests in Tehran and we are waiting for an answer so that Iranian compatriots can cast their votes in the ballot boxes."
He added: "More than 10 ballot boxes have been designated in the UK."
Mahmoudi added: "We have designated a ballot box in the Iranian embassy in Jeddah and Riyadh, and our ambassador has made a consultation so that we can collect the votes of the Hajj pilgrims in Madinah and Mecca."
According to the Secretariat of the Supreme Council of Iranians Abroad, the distribution of Iranians residing in foreign countries is as follows: 30 percent in the US, 12 percent in Turkey, and 12 percent in Canada.
Additionally, about 10 percent reside in England and the UAE respectively, with 6.5 percent in Germany.
A smaller proportion of 2.4 percent of Iranians live in Sweden and Australia each, while France is home to 2 percent of Iranians.
