Under Article 26 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the formation of “parties, societies, political or professional associations, as well as religious societies, whether Islamic or pertaining to one of the recognized religious minorities, is permitted provided they do not violate the principles of independence, freedom, national unity, the criteria of Islam, or the basis of the Islamic Republic.”
Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei:
Constitutional Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei said the Iranian Expediency Council’s faults with a bill to amend the country’s presidential election law are still in place.
The Constitutional Council in a statement on Thursday congratulated the Iranian nation on the occasion of the Islamic Republic Day, the day when, 42 years ago, an Islamic republic was officially declared in the country based on the results of a referendum in which Iranians overwhelmingly voted for the establishment of that political system.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned that intelligence services of the United States and the Zionist regime of Israel have been plotting to undermine the upcoming presidential election in Iran.
Secretary of the Constitutional Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati issued a statement on March 20, 2021, on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
In his televised speech on occasion of Nowruz:
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei issued a message on Saturday on the occasion of the Iranian New Year, describing the year 1400 as an important and sensitive year due to the upcoming elections.
The spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council announced that the law watchdog body has approved the country’s national budget bill for the new Iranian fiscal year, which begins on March 21.
Throughout human history, the issue of women’s political participation has always been a recurrent theme that has undergone fluctuating status. It took many years and at times decades for even great revolutions to actualize and fulfill the political participation of women. The present Op-Ed article attempts to investigate the issue of the political participation of women in the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran.
The spokesman for Iran’s Constitutional Council said the law does not prohibit a military person from running in elections, adding that those serving in the armed forces are allowed to register as candidates in the country's upcoming presidential poll.
The Iranian Constitutional Council on Saturday officially launched its English service ahead of the country’s presidential election on June 18.