Iran body reverses ban on 1,500 election candidates
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's constitutional watchdog, the hard-line Guardian Council, has reversed a ban on 1,500 candidates who had registered to run in Feb. 26 parliamentary elections. State TV on Saturday said that says a list of approved candidates has been conveyed to Iran's Interior Ministry. The council, which is responsible for vetting candidates, had disqualified a large number of moderates, but it's not clear how many of the approved candidates are considered to be reformists. Nine moderate parties issued a statement last month ...
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