The Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the talented and great Iranian nation’s powerful and calm presence and participation in the epic 10th presidential elections on Friday 12 June was a blessing and mercy from God Almighty, and an unparalleled and unique event in Iran’s history. In a message to the Iranian nation on Saturday, the Supreme Leader stressed that the Iranian people’s epic participation in Friday’s presidential election was a startling and unique event, without precedent, which showed the political awareness and maturity of the Iranian people, their resolute determination as well as revolutionary stance, displaying a wonderful spectacle to the world.
In his message Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that the (democratic) power which the Iranian people displayed with such calm and dignity, and which has now been recorded in Iranian history, is such an extraordinary and important event that conventional words fail to do it justice.
The Supreme Leader described the 10th presidential elections on 12th June 2009, with huge turnout and massive participation of the public, as ‘a real celebration’. He stressed with divine will and power, these presidential elections will guarantee Iran’s future progress, national security, and ever-lasting vigour and vibrancy.
Elsewhere in his message the Supreme Leader said the Iranian nation has now proven that it is immune and unaffected by the political and psychological onslaught of the enemy, thanks to the values and ideals (slogans) of the Islamic revolution. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said 30 years after religious democracy was established in Iran, the Iranian people made their presence felt in the political scene, more fresh and vibrant than ever before, and signaled to friends and foes alike that they are determined to continue to walk down their ‘chosen and well-lit path’.