Principlist presidential candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf addresses a group of his supporters in the western city of Khorramabad on June 4, 2013.
Presidential candidate Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says provincial development will be high on his list of priorities if he receives enough votes to win the election.
Addressing a group of his supporters in Lorestan Province’s capital city of Khorramabad on Tuesday, the principlist candidate said Lorestan Province is among the least developed regions in Iran, and its infrastructural development will be a top priority for his future administration.
Tehran Mayor blamed mismanagement for the province’s economic issues and promised to fix them as soon as possible.
Qalibaf, President of the Center of Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, lawmaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, former Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velayati, Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei, former First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi are the eight candidates running for president.
On June 14, Iranians will cast their ballots at over 66,000 polling stations across the country in the nationâ„¢s 11th presidential election. Expatriates will also be able to vote at 285 polling stations which will be set up in other countries.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV