TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) -- Parviz Esmaeili, the managing director of the Mehr News Agency, said here on Monday that electoral institutions should not take any unlawful measures, adding that convincing people that their votes will be important in the seventh Majlis elections is a far more valuable issue for the government than considerations about which political group or personality will get votes in the upcoming elections.

In an interview with the Islamic Students News Agency (ISNA), Esmaeili stressed that the most important strategy that the media can adopt toward the elections is the strategy of the Islamic system of Iran.

"The Islamic system wants the nation to participate massively in the process of determining its fate, and this issue should set an example for all media," he added.

Esmaeili said that a massive voter turnout will be achieved through the government's attempts to pave the way for the presence of intellectuals and elites in the Majlis.

Asked about the Guardian Council's measures in this regard, he said that the Guardian Council has announced officially that it holds the most positive opinion of the candidates as compared with elections in previous years.

"This is positive and useful," he added.

Esmaeili stressed that the remarks made about limiting executive and monitoring institutions will have a negative effect on the elections, adding that the Interior Ministry departments responsible for elections are active throughout the year, thus monitoring institutions should also remain active due to the influence they have on the vote.

This does not mean that the Guardian Council should take monitoring measures at a time other than the time officially designated by the law, he said.

Esmaeili stressed that the Guardian Council has announced that it will only take legal measures.

"Hopefully, we will observe a massive voter turnout through cooperation between the Interior Ministry and the Guardian Council and by resolving differences of opinion," he said in conclusion.