Iranians in New Zealand to go to polls in 4 cities

Jalaladdin Namini Mianji Iranian Ambassador New Zealand, said on Monday that Iranians can cast their votes in polling stations set up in four cities in the country, including Auckland, Christchurch, Willington, and Dunedin.

Mianji added that the mentioned cities have been chosen according to the distribution of Iranian population in the country.

To make voting more accessible, the Iranian envoy said, mobile polling stations will be also available at universities at some certain hours in the four mentioned cities for the students to cast their votes.

The Iranian presidential election will be held in several foreign countries along with Iran on May 19, 2017.

Over 56 million Iranians are eligible to vote, from whom, according to a survey carried out by the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on May 7-8, some 66.7 percent will participate in Iran’s presidential elections.

Voters should be at least 18 years old on the day of the elections, i.e. people born before May 19, 1999 can vote in the elections.

Iranians residing in other countries can vote if they have their birth certificate or a valid Iranian passport.

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