Iran approves extra 1,500 candidates for parliamentary polls
Iran has approved an extra 1,500 candidates to contest this month's parliamentary election, raising the total number of hopefuls by around a third, an electoral official said Saturday./ The increase came after previously rejected candidates presented new evidence of their credentials, allowing a partial reversal of the mass disqualification of thousands last month. Those seeking to become one of Iran's 290 lawmakers must first be screened by the Guardian Council, a conservative-dominated committee of clerics and jurists. The vetting ...
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