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Iran: Khomeini grandson loses appeal over poll candidacy ban
Source: BBC
Iran: Khomeini grandson loses appeal over poll candidacy ban
10 February 2016 Middle East
A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has lost his appeal against a ban from standing for election to a key clerical body in Iran this month.
Hassan Khomeini, 43, had put his name forward as a candidate for the Assembly of Experts, which is responsible for choosing the next Supreme Leader.
He is an ally of President Hassan Rouhani and seen as a reformist.
Hundreds of reformist candidates have also been barred from the elections for Iran's parliament on 26 February.
All candidates for the 88-seat Assembly of Experts and the 290-seat parliament are screened by the Guardian Council, made up of six judges elected by the conservative-dominated parliament and six clerics appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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10 February 2016 Middle East
A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has lost his appeal against a ban from standing for election to a key clerical body in Iran this month.
Hassan Khomeini, 43, had put his name forward as a candidate for the Assembly of Experts, which is responsible for choosing the next Supreme Leader.
He is an ally of President Hassan Rouhani and seen as a reformist.
Hundreds of reformist candidates have also been barred from the elections for Iran's parliament on 26 February.
All candidates for the 88-seat Assembly of Experts and the 290-seat parliament are screened by the Guardian Council, made up of six judges elected by the conservative-dominated parliament and six clerics appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35543556
