Referring to the upcoming elections of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Assembly of Experts, the President stated, "The government is looking for passionate, competitive, healthy and safe elections, and in the verifying the qualifications, the principle is based on the qualification, unless there is a valid reason for the lack of qualification of a person".
Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, in the morning session of the cabinet, referring to the forthcoming elections of the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the Assembly of Experts, emphasised and clarified the role of the executive and monitoring boards in competitiveness and also the level of people's participation in the upcoming elections, saying, "The government is looking for a passionate, competitive, healthy and safe elections, and in the verifying the qualifications, the principle is based on the qualification, unless there is a valid reason for the lack of qualification of a person".
The President continued to remind the necessity of creating real hope in the society with the actions of the government, the enactment of appropriate laws in the parliament and correct judgments in the judiciary and clarified, "The very good reports of the head of the Atomic Energy Organisation on the development of nuclear power plants to meet the needs of the country in various sectors, the measures taken by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade to electrify the urban transport fleet, solve the problem of Gorgan Bay, and empty the waiting lines of the relief committee and welfare organisation are among the promising and commendable measures in this field, which should be continued strongly".
Dr Raisi, announcing the presentation of the budget bill to the Majlis, emphasised the need to explain the implications of this year's budget.
The President also urged the executive bodies to prevent surprise and passive performance at special and necessary times by accurately and timely predicting people's livelihood and its necessities.
Referring to the crimes committed by the Zionists in Gaza and the support and participation of the American government in the massacre of the oppressed Palestinian people, Dr Raisi strongly condemned any attempt by the United States to interfere in the decision-making process for the future of Gaza and clarified, "The future of Gaza is in the hands of the people of this region and will be determined by the legal government resulting from the votes of its people, which is Hamas, and any action of the American government in this regard is doomed to failure".