2024 Iranian Assembly of Experts election
The 2024 Iranian Assembly of Experts election will be held on 1 March 2024, concurrently with the elections of the Islamic Consultative Majlis. Directly elected by the public from a list of candidates vetted by the Guardian Council, the Assembly of Experts is made up of 88 clerics with the responsibility of supervising the Supreme Leader and selecting a new one.
A total of 510 candidates registered for the election and were vetted by the Council, bringing it down to only 138 by disqualifying moderates, and even several principlists, in favor of hardliners of the regime.[1][2]
Former president Hassan Rouhani applied for re-election in his home province of Semnan, as did Rouhani's former Interior Minister, Mahmoud Alavi and Minister of Justice Mostafa Pourmohammadi. However, all three were barred by the Guardian Council from standing, without publishing a reason.[3] Rouhani described the decision as a "politically biased" ruling that "will undermine the nation's confidence in the system".[4]
Current President Ebrahim Raisi, who is also a member of the current Assembly of Experts, was expected to run for re-election in Tehran.[5][6] He instead chose to run in a rural constituency of South Khorasan province in which around 200 votes are usually required to win, and in which he is the only candidate for the seat, a situation prompting critics to ironically point out he could be elected by his sole own vote.[2][7]
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- ^ "list of Assembly of Experts' candidates to be unveiled on Wednesday". Tehran Times. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Iran's Upcoming Elections Turn Into Farce In Some Districts". Iran International. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Iranians Indifferent To Rouhani's Political Demise". Iran International. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Iran bans ex-President Rouhani from running for elite assembly". Reuters. 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Raisi And Rouhani Could Face Off In Iran's Assembly Of Experts Election". Iran International. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Inside story: Rouhani gears for seat in assembly to select Iran's next leader". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "One Candidate For One Seat; Raisi Vs Raisi". Iran International. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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