25 days to the presidential vote, election stories are as follows:Iran electoral watchdog's hint at Rafsanjani's disqualification; Iran MPs reaction to the rumours of Rafsanjanis rejection;withdrawal of 3 presidential hopefuls of presidential race; coalition of 3's disapproval of Hashemi's views; Safar Harandi's remarks on Rafsanjani's major role in turning reformists back to power; and Presidential hopeful criticizingthree previous administrations due torevolutionaries' destruction
Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection
Irans electoral watchdog Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei has stated that the Guardian Council would bar physically feeble candidates from running for president, in an apparent hint that it could disqualify 78-year-old former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from the race, Mehr reported.
Motahari reacts to rumours of Rafsanjanis disqualification
According to Jamejam online, Ali Motahari, a conservative Member of Parliament has reacted to the possibility of Hashemi Rafsanjanis disqualification, saying that the disqualification of Rafsanjani by the Guardian Council would be a dangerous measure. How do they know that Hashemi is able to run the country or not?!, he added.
Coalition of Three disapproves Rafsanjanis views: Haddad-Adel Irans principlist presidential hopeful Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel says the Coalition of Three does not endorse the political views of rival Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, currently the chairman of the Expediency Council, YJC said.
Saffar Harandi: Rafsanjani, reformistis'major solution to return to power
Hashemi Rafsanjani is a major solution for reformists to return to power, Saffar Harandi Irans Expediency Discernment Council member has said in a meeting with a group of professors and students of the University of Isfahan, Fars reported.