The registration of candidates for Iran’s Assembly of Experts election is now closed. A 62% increase in the number of potential candidates indicates an unprecedented rivalry and competitive environment, one...

Moderate groups and the so-called reformist and centrist factions led by Mohammad Khatami, Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Hassan Rouhani have been able to unite and organize lists of candidates under specific...

The quartet of reviewing bodies have announced the results of the first round of the parliamentary candidate qualification review: from 12,123 candidates, 810 have been disqualified from running in Iran’s...

The Assembly of Experts is a deliberative body of 88 Mujtahids (Islamic theologians) with the exclusive power to select, monitor, and even dismiss the Supreme Leader of Iran. Members are...

The upcoming elections to Majlis could see higher numbers of candidates from several interesting groups - provided that these candidates have their files approved by the Guardian Council. Among the...

Registration for the upcoming Iranian parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections in February 2016 saw a huge spike in the number of aspiring candidates compared to the last time around:...

Once again it is the time of year when the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections heat up the political climate in Iran. These elections serve as an important...

Whispers about the nomination of Seyed Hassan Khomeini for election to the Assembly of Experts have been around for a long time, but now an official candidacy announcement has finally...

In the glare of the nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, a dispute between President Hassan Rouhani and senior conservative figures, which may have a lasting impact on Iran’s...

Elections provide an opportunity for citizens to have a say in what they want to change about their governments. In Iran’s hybrid system of democracy and theocracy, electoral participation...