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Iran Women Banned So Presidential Candidates

Mehan Javid is one of the women who run for president.Iran constitutional body that women can not participate in the presidential elections that will take place June 14.Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the clerical Guardian Council says the constitution prohibits the participation of women.

About 30 women have signed up to participate in the election but previously had been expected that they would be allowed to go forward.Guardian Council is an institution established to examine the election candidates in accordance with their Islamic credentials.Analysts say there is ambiguity in the constitution related to women's participation in the presidential election in Iran.

But the latest interpretation of an end to the debate on this issue.


Parliament allowed



Mehr news agency quoted Yazdi as saying the law does not approve the nomination of a woman president and a woman on the ballot is not permitted.Although prohibited from participating in the presidential elections but women can still take part in parliamentary elections Iran and some were elected as members of parliament.

Iran's presidential elections will take place June 14, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad incumbent is also forbidden by the constitution to re-served three terms and currently there are 686 people who signed up to replace him.

List of presidential candidates who will compete in the presidential election will be announced next Tuesday, with only a few names that would qualify for selection.In the previous election in 2009, of the 475 who signed up only four that passed the Iranian Guardian Council.

The results of the 2009 elections was rejected by the opposition, which sparked huge protests, consequently reformist candidate Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi were arrested and put under house arrest until now.
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