By Zhang Shengping, Chen Wendi

    TEHRAN, June 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Iranian voters will go to polls on Friday to choose a new president for the Islamic Republic whereas some of them showed mixed sentiments because of the latest bomb blasts in the country.

    A string of bomb blasts that have killed 10 people and injured scores of others in the past few days were seen as an attempt to deter voters to come out on Friday.

    Some people said they might not go to vote due to security concerns, while others said they would never be deterred by the bombings no matter they are going to vote or not.

    At the Haseyniyeh-ye-Ershad polling station located in northern Tehran, Guiti, a young lady who has emigrated to the United States for 14 years, told Xinhua that she would probably go to vote although she had not come back for the vote.

    "Anyway, it is to elect Iran's leader, and I am an Iranian," Guiti said, declining to reveal her surname.

    "Hardly do my family members and friends here talk about the explosions. It is not an important case," said the enthusiastic lady who helped the following interview in the polling station.

    Amir Hussain Sadeghi, a young staff member at the polling station, also said that those willing to vote would never be stopped by the bombings while his colleagues all looked relaxed andwell prepared for Friday's event.

    "They were just several firecrackers. There is no reason that weshould be terrified," Sadeghi said, laughing.

    "They (the voters) came in from this door in line and went out through that one after voting, and everything will go smoothly," heaffirmed.

    Eight candidates have been approved to stand in the race, but Mohsen Rezai, former head of the Revolutionary Guards, chose to withdraw on Wednesday, which left seven hopefuls for the presidency.

    Some recent polls have shown that former President Akbar HashemiRafsanjani, former Higher Education Minister Mostafa Moin and former police chief Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf are the seeds of Friday's ballots.

    However, Rafsanjani, who has been the front runner, is not guaranteed to succeed for his supporting rate has never reached 30 percent according to the polls.

    If nobody garners at least 50 percent of the votes, the top two vote-getters will have to go to a run-off, which means more uncertainties due to the reshuffled voters.

    This fact holds especially true to Rafsanjani's case. No matter reformist Moin or conservative Qalibaf goes into the second round, Rafsanjani will be challenged by a rival who has collected most votes left by the outraced candidates of his own camp. Enditem