Raisi: Various political factions welcomed in Parl.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that the government welcomes the presence of different political inclinations in Parliament as a platform for the formation of a strong legislature.
He made the remarks in a meeting with a group of leaders of political parties and political activists ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections on March 1.
Not only is the government not worried about the presence of different political inclinations in Parliament, but it considers it a platform for the formation of a strong Parliament that can increase the power and authority of the country, Raisi said.
He said that holding such meetings is aimed at increasing the participation of people in the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections.
The president added that these meetings are effective in strengthening synergy between different political factions and social and influential figures in improving the electoral atmosphere in the society.
Raisi also referred to recent remarks by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei who said that the most important task of all political activists, government, political parties and figures is to create and promote hope and vitality in the society.
Ayatollah Khamenei has also said scholars, university professors, seminary instructors, radio and television journalists, young people and people within their families have a duty to invite others to participate in the elections.
Referring to importance of the role of political factions in resolving the country’s problems, President Raisi underlined that everyone has an obligation to work to resolve the country’s problems irrespective of who has created them.
He also pointed to the impact of the country’s economic problems on participation in the elections, saying that a lot of measures have been taken since the country’s revolution in 1979 in improvement of the livelihood of people, but more efforts need to be made in this field.