Farvardin 12 (April 1) marks the Islamic Republic Day in Iran.

In a two-day referendum staged late March after the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Iranian nation made a historic and decisive choice by voting for establishment of the Islamic Republic system in Iran.

In the referendum, over 98.2 percent of Iranians gave `yes’ votes to the Islamic Republic and ever since the Iranian nation annually celebrates Farvardin 12, as the Islamic Republic Day.

`Independence, Freedom, the Islamic Republic’ was one of the main slogans of Iranian people during the Islamic Revolution.

With the referendum, people proved to the world their desire for establishment of a democratic political system based on the teachings and principles of Islam.

Having approved of the Islamic Republic, Iranian people take part in an election almost annually to decide their fate.