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. Nejatollah Ebrahimian ISNA ...
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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 ...
Judiciary head calls for strict oversight of election candidates
Judiciary head calls for strict oversight of election candidates The head of Iran’s judiciary has urged the Guardian Council to ...
New Assembly of Experts candidates required to write exam
The Guardian Council says candidates for the Assembly of Experts elections will have to pass a written exam. Nejatollah Ebrahimian ...
Guardian Council contradicts judiciary over supervision of Leader
One day after the head of Iran’s judiciary denied there was any constitutional basis to argue that the Assembly of ...
Nuclear deal passes scrutiny of constitutional watchdog
Iran’s Guardian Council has approved the draft of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1, which the Iranian Parliament ...
Council reassures reformists of fairness in vetting candidates
Reformist members of the Iranian clergy met with senior members of the Guardian Council to discuss the parliamentary elections set ...
Leader ends debate over council’s role in elections
Following efforts by President Hassan Rohani to limit the role of the Guardian Council in the elections, Iran’s Supreme Leader ...
Assembly chief claims authority over elections for Guardian Council
In response to President Hassan Rohani’s statements about the limited role of the Guardian Council in the elections, the head ...
Reformists call for fairness in vetting Assembly candidates
A number of Iranian reformist figures have met with Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi and Ayatollah Mohammad Momen, members of the Guardian ...
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