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Tehran, March 1 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Islamic Republic will be another blow to the country's enemies. In Friday's elections, Iran will serve another blow to the hegemonic powers, which would be even harder than that delivered Feb 11 during rallies marking the anniversary of the Islamic revolution, Xinhua quoted Khamenei as saying Wednesday. On Wednesday, Khamenei said that Friday's vote will be much more important than previous elections as enemies have invested all their remaining energy in the parliamentary elections. On Feb 11, hundreds of thousands of Iranians had celebrated the anniversary of the Islamic revolution by chanting slogans against the US and Israel. In January, Khamenei asked the Iranians to actively participate in the parliamentary elections slated for March 2, 2012, and said that the enemies of the country were trying to discourage people from participating in the elections. According to a report, over 48 million Iranian voters are eligible to cast their ballots and more than 3,400 candidates are in the fray for the 290 seats of the Iranian Majlis (parliament).
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