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| Vetting of of Iran presidential candidates extended five days |
| 2009-05-15 |
| The Guardian Council (GC) has extended its vetting of presidential candidates for another five days, its spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaii told the Mehr News Agency on Friday. He said since the five-day time was not enough to investigate the qualifications of 496 presidential candidates and therefore the council decided to extend it. Kadkhodaii said the GC has informed the Interior Ministry of its decision. He also said according to the law the Guardian Council’s declaration of the candidates’ qualifications will be considered ‘final’ and there will no room for ‘revision’. The results of verifications will become clear on May 30. Ayatollah Emami Kashani called on presidential candidates to unveil their plans and name their cabinet before the June 12 polls. He also called for huge turnout in elections, saying it will promote the “status of the Islamic Revolution.” The cleric also called on the electorate to consider the qualifications that each candidate must have as suggested by the Supreme Leader and also called on presidential aspirants to observe election ethics |
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