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The Candidate Screening in Iran's Parliamentary Elections, 1984-2012

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  • Tomoyo Chisaka

    (Ph.D. student, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University; Research Fellow, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)

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This discussion paper examines historical development of the candidate screening for Iran's parliamentary elections from 1984 to 2012. Scholars have discussed disqualification of reformists by the Guardian Council, but little is known about to what extent the pattern of disqualification was consistent in the elections. Using various local newspapers, I identified who were disqualified at elections in a long period of time. The result shows that the Guardian Council gradually expanded the target of disqualification. In some cases even incumbents who were once allowed were later disqualified. The paper concludes that the Guardian Council played an important role in excluding those who challenge the Supreme Leader's authority.

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  • Tomoyo Chisaka, 2020. "The Candidate Screening in Iran's Parliamentary Elections, 1984-2012," OSIPP Discussion Paper 20E003, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University.
    • Handle: RePEc:osp:wpaper:20e003
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    Iran’s parliamentary elections; candidate screening; the Guardian Council;
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