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The more votes a particular candidate gets at the upcoming presidential elections, the more power he will have to oppose the foreign pressure, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said, Mehr news agency reported.

Khamenei called on the Iranian people to massively participate at the upcoming presidential elections in the country.

He said that strong participation will discourage enemies, force them to ease their pressure and seek a different approach towards Iran.

Khamenei expressed satisfaction with the run-up to the June 14th vote and said what people want is the rule of the law.

"People were the ones that paid the price back in 2009, when some broke the law after the tenth presidential election," he added.

He also said that a though president would be able to face Iran's foes and their threats.

Iran is preparing to hold the 11th presidential election on June 14. 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.

There are six presidential candidates active in the race: Secretary of Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili, former Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Velayati, Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, President of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council Hassan Rohani, and former Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Gharazi.

Over 420 journalists from 39 countries will be covering the presidential elections in Iran, according to country's Public Relations and Information Center of Ministry of Culture.

Such countries as Azerbaijan, Germany, Australia, Russia, Japan, UK, UAE, France, Turkey, Iraq, Ukraine, USA, Syria, China will be covering the elections in Iran.