Iran agency says it heard Rafsanjani and Mashaie barred from vote
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a parliamentary election in Tehran March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer/ , a former chief of staff to Ahmadinejad detested by the clerical establishment, would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives close to The Council, a conservative body of clerics and jurists, had until Tuesday to announce to the which of around 700 would-be candidates it will allow to contest the June 14 poll. The Interior Ministry said the names of approved candidates would be ...
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