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185267
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 09:53
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IRGC Commander: Deviators Seeking to Control Upcoming Parliamentary Polls
TEHRAN (FNA)- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari cautioned that some suspicious elements are seeking to "engineer" the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran.
"This stream seeks to rally support through renting and (using) money in an attempt to achieve its goals and engineer the next elections," Mohammad-Ali Jafari said at a Saturday meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
The senior commander said certain cultural and political views have worried Iranian officials, the Islamic republic news agency reported.
"However, the prudent management of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution (Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei) prevented the issue from becoming the country's main concern," Jafari pointed out.
Iran is set to hold its next parliamentary elections around March 2012.
Iran's vetting body, the Guardian Council, in April agreed with an Interior Ministry proposal for holding the country's next parliamentary elections in March 2012.
"The Guardians Council expressed its agreement with holding the 9th parliamentary elections on March 2, 2012," Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced last Sunday.
The Guardian Council is composed of six Islamic jurists who are directly appointed by the Supreme Leader and six lawyers elected by the parliament.
Constitutionally, the council is in charge of vetting candidates for presidential, parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections.
Ensuring compatibility of parliament legislations with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution is among other duties of the body.
"This stream seeks to rally support through renting and (using) money in an attempt to achieve its goals and engineer the next elections," Mohammad-Ali Jafari said at a Saturday meeting in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
The senior commander said certain cultural and political views have worried Iranian officials, the Islamic republic news agency reported.
"However, the prudent management of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution (Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei) prevented the issue from becoming the country's main concern," Jafari pointed out.
Iran is set to hold its next parliamentary elections around March 2012.
Iran's vetting body, the Guardian Council, in April agreed with an Interior Ministry proposal for holding the country's next parliamentary elections in March 2012.
"The Guardians Council expressed its agreement with holding the 9th parliamentary elections on March 2, 2012," Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced last Sunday.
The Guardian Council is composed of six Islamic jurists who are directly appointed by the Supreme Leader and six lawyers elected by the parliament.
Constitutionally, the council is in charge of vetting candidates for presidential, parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections.
Ensuring compatibility of parliament legislations with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution is among other duties of the body.
