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guardian coun·cil
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Guardian Council
The Guardian Council of the Constitution is an appointed and constitutionally-mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranian constitution calls for the council to be composed of six Islamic faqihs, "conscious of the present needs and the issues of the day" to be selected by the Supreme Leader of Iran, and six jurists, "specializing in different areas of law, to be elected by the Majlis from among the Muslim jurists nominated by the Head of the Judicial Power,". It is charged with interpreting the Constitution of Iran, supervising elections of, and approving of candidates to, the Assembly of Experts, the President and the Majlis, and "ensuring ... the compatibility of the legislation passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly [i.e. Majlis] ... with the criteria of Islam and the Constitution". The Council has played a central role in allowing only one interpretation of Islamic values to inform Iranian law, as it consistently disqualifies reform-minded candidates—including the most well-known candidates—from running for office, and vetoes laws passed by the popularly elected Majlis. When the 2009 Presidential election was announced, the popular former president, Mohammad Khatami, would not discuss his plans to run against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the Council may disqualify the Muslim cleric as it has other reformist candidates on the grounds that they were not dedicated enough to Islamic values. It has also increased the influence the Islamic Revolutionary Guard has on the economic and cultural life of the country.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of guardian council in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of guardian council in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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The( Guardian) Council has a supervisory role and not an executive one. The government... has necessary means to prevent election disorders and possible fraud.
The Guardian Council is now more than ever under pressure by the Islamic Republic's sworn enemies, the Council would stand firm to protect people's rights and the Islamic Republic's values.
On this basis only one percent of reformists were approved, the Guardian Council has ruined the joy that arose from the lifting of sanctions.
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- سرپرست کونسلUrdu
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