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Tag: Guardian Council
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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 prevent ineligible candidates from…
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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. The spokesman for the Guardian Council…
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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 Experts has supervisory authority…
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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 recently had also approved…
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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 for March. Reformist MP…
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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 sided with the conservatives,…
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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 of the Assembly of…
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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 Council, to discuss concerns…
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Guardian Council members re-elect Jannati as chairman
Iranian hardliner Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was re-elected as the head of the Guardian Council, Iran’s elections and constitutional watchdog, at the Wednesday July 29…
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Iran’s nuclear rights bill becomes law as deadline looms
Iran’s Guardian Council has approved the bill recently passed by Parliament called the “Requirement to preserve nuclear achievements and nuclear rights”. IRNA reports that…
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Council rejects bill of support for volunteer hijab patrols
The Guardian Council has once again rejected a bill to support volunteer hijab enforcers, saying it contravenes the constitution and needs to be reviewed…