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More disqualified hopefuls reinstated on order of Supreme Leader
IRNA Secretary of the Guardian Council (GC) Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Friday confirmed that a number of other disqualified hopefuls for the upcoming Majlis elections have been reinstated by the GC on the basis of expediency and order of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Jannati made the remarks as he addressed a mass gathering of supervisors of the upcoming elections in Tehran. Vetting of the nominees ended Thursday evening with all its ups and downs, he said, adding a number of disqualified hopefuls were reinstated due to some reasons that the Supreme Leader considered as expedient and by his order. The GC secretary, however, added this issue will not have a considerable impact on the Majlis elections. Jannati noted that there were pressures on the GC to minimize the number of disqualifications and also to show that the GC`s thorough probe was unsuccessful. He added: "We did our best to observe the Constitution and the Supreme Leader`s guidelines." Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2004-02-06 |
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