Iran voting deadline extended for 5 hours

Iran voting deadline extended for 5 hours
Fri Jun 14, 2013 20:06:32

Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Moammad Najar has announced that voting deadline for country’s elections has been extended for the third time.

Following people’s massive turnout to cast their ballots in Iran’s 11th presidential election as well as city and villages council elections, Najjar said the deadline is extended for another one hour for the third time.

The deadline was already extended for a two-hours and on-hour time before.

According to the official schedule, the voting was due to be held from 8:00 AM (local time) to 18:00 PM, which is now extended to 23:00 PM.

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