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Tag: Guardian Council
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Election watchdog seems to address vote cancellation
The head of Iran’s Guardian Council says the council’s responsibility to oversee elections is “general and at every stage” and has been so in…
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MP decries unclear reason for candidate’s elimination
Iranian MP Ahmad Tavakoli has expressed serious reservations about the Guardian Council’s disqualification of Minoo Khaleghi, the candidate who won the third-highest number of…
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Minister calls for faster approval of elections results
Iran’s Interior Minister has urged the Guardian Council to “speed up” the approval of the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, which were held…
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Imam calls critics of Guardian Council “British agents”
Attacks against detractors of the Guardian Council have escalated, with Tehran’s Friday Mass Imam referring to critics of the council and its role in…
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Leader warns Guardian Council critics to be silent
Iran’s Supreme Leader, speaking on Wednesday February 17, less than 10 days before the election, condemned criticism directed at the Guardian Council and warned…
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One quarter of rejected candidates win appeal to run
A Guardian Council member reported on Friday February 5 that 25 percent of the candidates who appealed their disqualification from running in the election…
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Only one contender in some races for Assembly of Experts
Of the 800 candidates vying for a spot on Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the Guardian Council has only approved 166 candidates, which leaves some…
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Former Supreme Leader’s grandson rejected as candidate
The Guardian Council has rejected Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the late Islamic Republic leader Ayatollah Khomeini, as a candidate for membership in the…
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Minister raises rejection of reformist candidates with Leader
Iran’s Interior Minister says he has reported the sweeping disqualification of parliamentary candidates by the Guardian Council to Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader. Abdolreza…
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Khuzestan governor lashes out at candidate disqualifications
The Khuzestan governor says the “unnecessary and illogical disqualification” of candidates is no different from cheating through tampering with ballot boxes. IRNA reports that…
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Resignation by council official sparks election intrigue
Nejatollah Ebrahimian, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, Iran’s constitutional watchdog, has reportedly handed in his resignation. ISNA reported on Saturday January 16 that…
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Reformists lobbying Guardian Council for more inclusive elections
Two days after the spokesman for the Guardian Council said failing to sit for the jurisprudence exam would automatically disqualify candidates from running for…