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.”
News ID: 50 Publish Date : 2021/04/17
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.
News ID: 49 Publish Date : 2021/04/14
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.
News ID: 43 Publish Date : 2021/04/01
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.
News ID: 39 Publish Date : 2021/03/20
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.
News ID: 35 Publish Date : 2021/03/13
The regular monthly press briefing of the Constitutional Council ’s spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei was held via video links on December 19.
News ID: 25 Publish Date : 2021/03/10
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.
News ID: 28 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council , announced that the council had found faults with a bill to change the country’s rules governing presidential elections, and rejected it.
News ID: 16 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
Iran’s Constitutional Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei invited the Iranian elite and other people to submit any initiatives that would help boost voter turnout in the forthcoming presidential election during the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 15 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
The spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council made assurances that the watchdog body is doing all it can to protect people’s health in the upcoming presidential election amid the COVID-19 crisis.
News ID: 14 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
Members of the Iranian Constitutional Council attended the law watchdog’s weekly meeting on December 30, 2020.
News ID: 31 Publish Date : 2021/03/08