Iranian Leader Tempers Poll Controversy

World | January 12, 2004, Monday // 00:00
Iranian Leader Tempers Poll Controversy Iranian MPs started a fight during a sit-in of reformist deputies in Parliament. Guardian Council barred more than 2,000 reformists from the upcoming parliamentary elections. Photo by AFP

Controversy over the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran must be resolved through legal ways, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. He referred to a quarrel that broke after the Guardian Council barred more than 2,000 reformist from standing, and prompted fierce protests. Some 80 reformist deputies are currently carrying out a sit-in at the Iranian parliament.

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