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Tag: Parliamentary elections
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Reformists hold all top positions in the Tehran parliamentary elections
The Ministry of the Interior published a list of the top 60 candidates in Tehran ridings. The top 30 candidates, including eight women, are…
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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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MP slams mass elimination of candidates
Iranian MP Ali Motahari spoke out against the sweeping disqualifications issued by the Guardian Council, saying the elimination of candidates will not be a…
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Entry Size for Parliament
Assad Binakhahi
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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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President to discuss candidate rejections with Guardian Council head
President Rohani’s legal deputy, Elham Aminzadeh, has announced that the president will meet with the head of the Guardian Council to discuss the widespread…
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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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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…
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Most parliamentary hopefuls pass first stage of scrutiny
Iran’s Ministry of the Interior says it has approved 10,954 applicants for candidacy in the parliamentary elections. A ministry spokesman reported on Tuesday January…
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Two children of Expediency Council chair seek to run for MP
Fatemeh and Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, whose father is moderate Iranian cleric Ayatollah Rafsanjani, have registered their names to run for a seat in Parliament.…
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Candidates for Parliament start entering race
Registration for the parliamentary elections slated for March began on Saturday December 19 in cities across Iran. Registration will continue for seven days, and…
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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…