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Iranians living in other 120 countries of the world would be able to participate and leave their votes at the upcoming presidential elections in Iran, Fars news agency reported.

The embassies of Iran in other countries would open 280 special polling stations, which will be open at 8 o'clock in the morning according to the time of election voting.

Iranian citizens of other countries, who have valid passports will be eligible to leave their votes at the polling stations.

Deputy Foreign Minister, head of the election monitoring outside of Iran department, Hassan Qashgavi expressed hope that Iranian citizens living in other countries will actively participate in the elections.

Official registration of candidates for Iran's upcoming presidential elections ended on May 11.

From May 12-16, Iran's Guardian Council will look into the each candidate, and determine whether a candidate is eligible for participating.

If a candidate, for some reason is not eligible for participating in the elections according to the Guardian Council, then from May 17-21, that candidate will have time to protest the decision.

Iran's Interior Ministry will unveil the names of the candidates which are competitive enough to participate in the elections on May 22-23.

After the candidates have been determined, the pre-election campaigns would begin on May 24, and end on June 12.

Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14, 2013.

The voters will select the successor of the current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the elections for the third term according to the country's constitutional laws.

The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for qualifications.