Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the secretary of Iran’s Constitutional Council , which vets candidates for elections, highlighted the importance of the upcoming presidential elections in the country, calling on hopefuls planning to stand for the vote not to give promises that they will not be able to fulfill.
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The Constitutional Council on Wednesday set new criteria for presidential candidates, updating registration requirements for those seeking to run in the country’s forthcoming presidential vote.
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The spokesman for the Constitutional Council said the top overseeing body places paramount importance both on public health as well as the health of voting in the country’s upcoming presidential polls amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned against attempts aimed at dissuading people from taking part in the forthcoming presidential elections, calling for a massive turnout in the vote to disappoint the enemies.
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei announced the general policies on elections on the basis of Clause 1 of Article 110 of the Constitution and after consultation with the Expediency Council. The text of the policies was issued to the heads of the three branches of government and to the head of the Expediency Council.
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Ayatollah Jannati:
Secretary of Iran's Constitutional Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said the qualifications of the nominees for the forthcoming presidential election as always will be checked with the utmost care.
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Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said the vetting process for candidates in elections is based on law, stressing that the watchdog body, as always, will do its best to enforce the law in the upcoming presidential vote.
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The Iranian Constitution has granted the Constitutional Council the authority to interpret the Constitution, supervise elections (approval or disapproval of candidates seeking to run in local, parliamentary, presidential, and Assembly of Experts elections) and vet legislation passed by the country's Parliament.
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Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei held an international press conference in Tehran on February 19, 2020, to answer reporters’ questions ahead of the country’s 11th parliamentary polls scheduled for February 21.
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The Constitutional Council on Sunday held a written exam for hopefuls seeking to run for the upcoming Assembly of Experts by-elections in which six seats are up for grabs.
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Iranians will go to the polls on June 18 in the country’s 13th presidential election. Candidates hoping to run in the next elections are to apply in early April for approval. The final list is to be announced by the Constitutional Council in early June.
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Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said there are no worries about reviewing and amending the Constitution when circumstances require.
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Under Article 26 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the formation of “parties, societies, political or professional associations, as well as religious societies, whether Islamic or pertaining to one of the recognized religious minorities, is permitted provided they do not violate the principles of independence, freedom, national unity, the criteria of Islam, or the basis of the Islamic Republic.”
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The Constitutional Council is comprised of twelve members: Six Faqihs and six jurists. The Faqihs (Islamic jurists) are appointed by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, and the jurists are nominated by the head of the Judiciary and elected by Parliament.
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Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei:
Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said the Iranian Expediency Council’s faults with a bill to amend the country’s presidential election law are still in place.
News ID: 48 Publish Date : 2021/04/12
The Constitutional Council in a statement on Thursday congratulated the Iranian nation on the occasion of the Islamic Republic Day, the day when, 42 years ago, an Islamic republic was officially declared in the country based on the results of a referendum in which Iranians overwhelmingly voted for the establishment of that political system.
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The spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council announced that the law watchdog body has approved the country’s national budget bill for the new Iranian fiscal year, which begins on March 21.
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The spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council said the law does not prohibit a military person from running in elections, adding that those serving in the armed forces are allowed to register as candidates in the country's upcoming presidential poll.
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The regular monthly press briefing of the Constitutional Council ’s spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei was held via video links on December 19.
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The Research Institute of the Iranian Constitutional Council unveiled two new scholarly books about the Constitution on February 17 in the presence of Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the secretary of the watchdog body.
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