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| Iran |
| Guardians’ Council reinstates 200 MPs |
| 2004-02-07 |
| Iran’s conservative Guardians Council has cleared 200 reformist candidates to stand in this month’s parliamentary elections however more than 2,000 others are still barred from contesting the poll. Skipping through what we already know ... In response, Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered a review of the bans, and after vetting the 2,500 barred candidates, the conservative guardians council has reinstated about 10 per cent. However reformers say it is not enough and one leading party says it will boycott the elections scheduled for 13 days time. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 tick..tick..tick. |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-7 5:35:33 AM |