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By Trend

Iranian MPs have determined officials and representatives who can not nominate their candidacy for parliamentary elections, Trend reports referring to Tasnim News Agency.

231 parliamentarians participated in the voting on the project for candidacy in parliamentary elections, with 186 voting for, 15 against, and 15 abstaining.

Thus, officials holding the following positions can not nominate their candidacy for the position of deputy (Note: they may nominate their candidacy if they have resigned 6 months prior to the electoral registration and did not work in that position):

1. President, deputies and advisers

2. Chairperson, secretary and deputy chairpersons of the Advisory Council

3. Advisors to vice presidents

4. Heads of legislative, executive and judicial branches

5. Ministers and heads of ministries

6. Deputy ministers and advisors

7. General directors and heads of ministries, heads of departments of ministries

8. Chief Justice, deputy Chief Justice and advisors of the Judiciary

9. Chief of the Supreme Court of Iran, along with the deputy chief and advisors

10. Prosecutor general, deputy prosecutor general and advisors

11. Chairperson, deputy chairperson and advisors of the administrative Court of Justice

12. Chairperson, deputy chairperson and advisors of the General Inspection Office

13. Chairperson and deputy chairpersons of the Supreme Audit Court of Iran

14. Prosecutor of the Supreme Audit Court

15. Chiefs, commanders, directors of head offices, substitutes and deputies of the Iranian Armed Forces

16. Chairperson and deputies of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)