2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election
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The fourth Iranian Assembly of Experts election was held on 15 December 2006. The Assembly of Experts is a Council of 86 mujtahids that elect the Supreme Leader, and oversee his actions. The members of the Assembly are elected every eight years directly by the people of Iran.
The elections took place the same day as the
elections
.
Candidates
The credentials of being a
Results
The
Of particular note was the victory of the pragmatist list led by
Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi
. Final results for the Assembly of Experts showed that more than 65 candidates close to Rafsanjani were elected. At 60 percent, voter turnout was much higher than in previous years.
The Assembly convened on 19 February 2007 and
Hassan Rohani as a provisionist.[12]
[13]
After the disputed results of the June
Ayatollah Rafsanjani as chairman.[15] Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani died in October 2014.[16] On 10 March 2015 the Assembly voted in Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi to be the next Chairman.[17]
The term begun in 2007 shall allegedly last ten years (rather than the regular eight) due to the "election aggregation" plan of the government, put in place to allow the government to run elections simultaneously for the Assembly of Experts and the Parliament, thereby economizing election administration costs.
See also
References
- ^ IRAN Press controls increase as election campaign gets underway - Asia News Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Aftab-e Iran
- ^ Irna Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2006/12/061218_mv-khobregan-final.shtml [1]
- ^ Princeton Iran Data Portal
- ^ Iran: Elections Seen As Test Of Ahmadinejad's Popularity - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- ^ "The Significance of Iran's December Elections - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy". Washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.dur.ac.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Early signs mixed in Iran vote". Reuters. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ^ IRNA (21 December 2006). رییس ستاد انتخابات: حضور باشکوه مردم در انتخابات مجلس خبرگان پشتیبانی از ولایت فقیه است (in Persian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2006.
- ^ "The winning arrangement in the Experts Election (آرایش پیروز در انتخابات خبرگان)" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2006.
- ^ گشایش چهارمین دوره مجلس خبرگان [The opening convention of the Fourth Assembly of Experts]. Rajanews (in Persian). 20 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ شکست کامل سناریوی افراطیون [Complete failure of the extremists]. Aftab News (in Persian). 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Borger, Julian; Black, Ian (14 June 2009). "World leaders urged by Iran's opposition party to reject Ahmadinejad's alleged victory". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Dareini, Ali Akbar (8 March 2011). "Iranian ex-leader Rafsanjani loses powerful role". World—>Wires. The Washington Post. Tehran. Associated Press. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Ionnou, Filipa (23 October 2014). "Head of Assembly That Will Pick Next Supreme Leader of Iran Dies". Slate. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Erdbrink, Thomas (10 March 2015). "Conservative Cleric Chosen to Lead Iranian Council". The New York Times. Tehran. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
External links
- Iran: Assembly Election Significant Despite Heavy Vetting
- The ‘Second Islamic Revolution’ in Iran
- Candidates profile - In Persian
- Ayatollah Najmi weblog - A candidate's weblog - In Persian