The 10th edition of Iran local chambers of commerce began across the country on Saturday morning.
The voting began in different chambers of commerce all across the nation at 8:00 a.m. local time (4:30 GMT) as Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin came to Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) to officially announce the beginning of the nationwide elections.
Fatmi Amin, who also chairs the Supreme Council for Supervising the Elections, underlined the significance of the formation of a strong chamber of commerce and said that the government is only responsible for making the necessary rules, paving the ground and eventually supervising.
The minister said that the interaction between ICCIMA and the Ministry of Industry over the past one year was promising.
Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin speaks at Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) to officially announce the beginning of the 10th edition of Iran local chambers of commerce in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2023.
Elections for the tenth parliament of the private sector is being held at all 34 local chambers of commerce across Iran where all those with commercial cards and membership cards are eligible to vote.
Voters in local chambers across the country go to the ballet boxes to choose their representatives for a four-year term.
The elections at Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) are the most important of all as there are more candidates for this chamber with 40 seats up for grabs. There are 60 seats at the chamber, 20 of which are not elected as they are proposed by the government.
The candidates will compete for seats in four different commercial, industrial, agriculture, and mining sectors.
Hossein Mir Mohammad Sadeqi, the head of the Supervisory Board of the Elections, said that as much as 1,230 candidates will compete in this elections.