Mashaei and Rafsanjani's bids to run for president rejected: agency
Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei and Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani
were disapproved by Guardian Council of Iran, from participating in
the upcoming presidential elections, Mehr news agency reported.
The Guardian Council has not yet published an official list of
approved names for the elections.
Iranian Tasnim news agency also reported quoting unnamed official
anonymously that only eight people could pass the Guardian
Council's checking.
Mehr listed the names of the people, which are still in the list:
Haddad-Adel, Saeed Jalili, Mohsen Rezaei, Hassan Rouhani, Mohammed
Reza Aref, Mohammad Bager Qalibaf, Mohammad Gharazi, Ali Akbar
Velayati.
Head of Iran's election commission, Deputy of Interior Minister,
Solat Mortazavi said that only the Interior Ministry's announcement
on the approved list of candidates is considered legit.
Iran will hold the 11th presidential election on June 14.
The voters will select the successor of the current President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is not able to participate in the
elections for the third term according to the country's
constitutional laws.
The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national
election and the Guardian Council vets the candidates for
qualifications.
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