{"id":11442,"date":"2013-05-17T10:21:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T10:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am?p=11442"},"modified":"2013-05-17T10:21:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T10:21:49","slug":"%d5%ab%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4-%d5%af%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%b6%d6%81-%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%a3%d5%a5%d5%ac%d5%a5%d6%81%d5%ab%d5%b6-%d5%a9%d5%a5%d5%af%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%ae%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am\/en\/%d5%ab%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%b4-%d5%af%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%b6%d6%81-%d5%a1%d6%80%d5%a3%d5%a5%d5%ac%d5%a5%d6%81%d5%ab%d5%b6-%d5%a9%d5%a5%d5%af%d5%b6%d5%a1%d5%ae%d5%b8%d6%82%d5%a9%d5%b5\/","title":{"rendered":"A constitutional body in Iran has ruled that women cannot run in presidential elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of the Guardian Council, said the constitution ruled out the participation of women.<\/p>\n

Thirty women registered as candidates but there had been little expectation they would be allowed to stand.<\/p>\n

The Guardian Council is charged with vetting election candidates according to their Islamic credentials.<\/p>\n

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Observers say there is ambiguity in the constitution about the participation of women in presidential elections in Iran.<\/p>\n

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However, the latest interpretation appears to put an end to the debate.<\/p>\n

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The semi-official Mehr news agency quoted Mr Yazdi as saying that the “law does not approve” of a woman in the presidency and a woman on the ballot is “not allowed”.<\/p>\n

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Women are able to stand for election to the Iranian parliament and have served as lawmakers.<\/p>\n

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Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cannot run for a third term under the constitution and a total of 686 people have registered to replace him.<\/p>\n

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The final list of candidates will be announced on Tuesday, with only a handful of names expected on the ballot.<\/p>\n

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In the previous elections of 2009, 475 hopefuls registered but the Guardian Council only gave its approval to four.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/a><\/p>\n

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