'Next admin must fulfill economy plans'

Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili says the next administration in the Islamic Republic should implement the countryâ„¢s major economic policies.

Å“We have many upstream documents… Today, we have the 20-year Perspective, the Establishmentâ„¢s General Policies, and the Five-Year Development Plan, two more years of which remain,” Jalili said on Saturday.

The presidential candidate, who is also the secretary of Iranâ„¢s Supreme National Security Council, added that the next president of the country should well define his administrative plan for implementing these policies.

Jalili added that one of the most important tasks of the future president, as well as one of the most important expectations of the Iranian people, is resolving economic issues.

Å“One of our arguments is that, in the field of economy, there shouldnâ„¢t be various outlooks taking shape every single day. What has been turned into law, into the general policy of the establishment and the upstream document must today be well implemented,” Jalili added.

In addition to Jalili, other individuals approved by the Guardian Council include lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel; former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati; former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi; the director of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, Hassan Rohani; Secretary of the Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei; former First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref and Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf.

The eight candidates were approved after a 10-day vetting process. The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election.

Iranians will go to the polls in the nationâ„¢s 11th presidential election on June 14. Over 66,000 polling stations will be set up across the country. Expatriates will also be able to cast ballots at 285 polling stations that will be set up in foreign countries.

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