People’s trust in rulers more important than winning elections: Rouhani  

TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani on Monday highlighted the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections, but noted that peoples’ trust in the country’s rulers is more important than the outcomes of elections. 

Parliamentary candidates’ vetting not final: Jannati

TEHRAN — Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of the Guardian Council, said on Wednesday that the vetting of parliamentary candidates are not final and they can file complaints.

Jannati: Guardian Council carefully studying parliamentary candidates’ records

TEHRAN — The Guardian Council is investigating the qualifications of the parliamentary candidates as well as their complaints with due care, the Guardian Council chief said on Wednesday. 

Time for filing election disqualification complaints ends Sunday

TEHRAN — Sunday marked the last day disqualified parliamentary candidates could object to their ineligibility.

Huge turnout at Feb. polls would strengthen national security, says MP

TEHRAN — People’s huge turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections would strengthen national security, an MP has said.

Candidates not disqualified for criticizing Leader: Guardian Council

TEHRAN — The Guardian Council would not dismiss as ineligible the candidates who have criticized the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the council’s spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei said on Saturday. 

Interior Ministry approves competency of over %90 of Majlis candidates 

TEHRAN - The election boards affiliated to the Interior Ministry have approved the competency of 91 percent of the candidates registering to run for the February parliamentary election, government spokesman Ali Rabiei told reporters on Wednesday. 

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Elections, participation and national security

TEHRAN - Democratic establishments in the entire political structures worldwide have been founded based the people’s votes and views. It is for these reasons that people are considered the most main component in political, social, economic and cultural developments.

Raisi urges election officials to deal with infractions promptly

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has urged election officials to act in accordance with the country’s law and deal with election infractions in the legal time.

Prominent figures register for parliamentary polls

TEHRAN – Saturday marked the seventh and last day that parliamentary hopefuls were able to enroll for the upcoming elections.

Leader advises incompetent hopefuls not to run for parliament

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday advised potential parliamentary candidates not to run for the elections “if you don’t have management capabilities.”

Registration of parliament hopefuls in Iran to start on Sunday

TEHRAN – An Iranian Interior Ministry official announced on Saturday that registration of candidates for the next parliamentary election will start on Sunday. 

‘Police intelligence supremacy to guarantee security of February parliamentary polls’ 

TEHRAN – The Iranian police chief vowed on Wednesday that the February parliamentary elections will be held with the highest level of security due to his forces’ intelligence supremacy. 

Former MP: Reformist women to strongly contest upcoming parliamentary elections 

TEHRAN – Fateme Rake’ei, a former parliamentarian, has said reformists, particularly females, are resolved to seriously contest the February parliamentary elections. 

Will General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi return to Egypt?

For the first time since Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in Egypt, there have been wide protests against him in Cairo and other cities. The protesters have called for his dismissal due to growing corruption.

Activist: We will not form coalition with non-reformists

TEHRAN – The deputy chief of the reformists’ policy-making council has said his respective current will not form coalition with non-reformist groups.

Guardian Council not influenced by political rivalries: Jannati

TEHRAN – The Guardian Council’s senior clerics and jurists do not consider political and factional rivalries when doing their duties, the council’s secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said on Wednesday.

Ali Moradi remains Iran weightlifting president

TEHRAN – Ali Moradi has been re-elected as president of Iran Weightlifting Federation on Sunday.

Qalibaf calls on the youth to run for parliament

TEHRAN – Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a member of the Expediency Council and former presidential contender, has called on the younger generations to run for the parliament in the winter elections.

Celebrity invited to oversee election process

TEHRAN – The Guardian Council has invited an Iranian celebrity to oversee the election process during the upcoming elections as a means to help transparency.

Guardian Council reacts negatively to provincialize elections

TEHRAN - The spokesman of the Guardian Council on Saturday reacted negatively to the prospects of provincializing elections, saying the council deems there would be downsides to doing so.

Turkish opposition seeks cancellation of 2018 elections

TEHRAN- Turkey's main opposition party on Wednesday appealed to the country's top electoral body for an annulment of local election results in Istanbul's 39 districts, as well as last year's presidential and parliamentary elections, after the authority annulled its victory in the city's mayoral race and ordered a new vote.

Election headquarters publishes timetable for parliamentary polls

TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry election headquarters has published the timetable for the next parliamentary elections, Mehr reported on Sunday.

Amendment to election law could go into force in next election: Kadkhodaei

TEHRAN – Abbasali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council, has said the amendment to Iran’s election law could be implemented in the next elections provided that the parliament addresses the faults found in it by the council.

Guardian Council neutral on provincial parliamentary polls

TEHRAN - The Guardian Council neither supports nor opposes parliamentary elections at provincial level, its spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei has said.

Interior Ministry readying for parliamentary polls

TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry director for election affairs Esmaeil Mousavi says his ministry has begun preparatory work for the 2020 parliamentary elections.

Local chambers of commerce board members elected

TEHRAN- In the ninth election of Iran’s 34 chambers of commerce, which was held on Saturday, the board members of the chambers were elected.