1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election

3rd Iranian Assembly of Experts election 1998 Assembly of Experts election Iran no legislative Popular 1998 10 23 1990 Iranian Assembly of Experts election 1990 2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election 2006 86 Seats in Assembly of Experts 56 Mohammad-Reza_Mahdavi_Kani_portrait.jpg Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Combatant Clergy Association 6949+20 80.23% Akbar_Hashemi_Rafsanjani_by_Fars_01_(cropped).jpg Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Spiritual) Executives of Construction Party 3212+20 37.20% 38,570,597 46.30% Chairman Ali Meshkini Ali Meshkini Conservatives Conservatives Assembly of Experts of Iran following the 1998 elections.svg Composition of the Assembly following the election. Members endorsed by both electoral lists are shown in dark gray. The third Iranian Assembly of Experts election was held on October 23, 1998 to elect all 86 members in 28 constituencies. 17,857,869 citizens voted in the elections, marking a 46.3% turnout.1998 Assembly of Experts Election The Iran Social Science Data Portal http://www.princeton.edu/irandataportal/elections/experts/1998/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130108094730/http://www.princeton.edu/irandataportal/elections/experts/1998/ 8 January 2013 dead Princeton University 10 August 2015 Coming a year after reformist Mohammad Khatami's 1997 presidential victory, there had been speculation that reform-minded individuals would do well in the 1998 race. However, the Guardian Council changed the rules. Previously, candidates had to demonstrate ijtihad, but in 1998 all potential candidates were also required to demonstrate a "proper political inclination".http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/experts.htm Assembly of Experts Global Security Institute 22 February 2016 Out of 396 individuals registered to run, 167 (36.86%) were qualified by the council. 214 were disqualified, 13 withdrew and 60 of 187 invitees did not participate in ijtihad test. The two leading clerical bodies of reformists, Association of Combatant Clerics and Assembly of Qom Seminary Scholars and Researchers did not issue any electoral list, protesting disqualification of their candidates by the Guardian Council. Other reformist groups did the same, including Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization. The only 2nd of Khordad-affiliated group that endorsed candidates was Executives of Construction Party. Results 1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election in Tehran Province According to Fars News Agency, the results were as follows:http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13941022001602 جریان شناسی ادوار انتخابات مجلس خبرگان 13 January 2016 Fars News Agency 22 February 2016 Persian 14 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160114064347/http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13941022001602 dead Electoral listSeats WonExclusiveSharedTotalCombatant Clergy Association492069 86 #009900 1Executives of Construction Party122032 86 Red 1Independents—5 86 #C0C0C0 1 According to Ali Afshari, the composition of assembly was:http://www.roozonline.com/persian/opinion/opinion-article/archive/2006/december/21/article/-648986fe3c.html تحليلي از نتايج انتخابات خبرگان Afshari Ali 21 December 2006 Rooz Online 2015-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053653/http://www.roozonline.com/persian/opinion/opinion-article/archive/2006/december/21/article/-648986fe3c.html 2016-03-04 Persian FactionSeats'Traditional right-wingers'65%'Imam's Line'19%Independents8%'Rafsanjani allies'5%Radical-right and Fundamentalists3% See also List of members in the Third Term of the Council of Experts Assembly of Experts References Assembly Assembly Category:Assembly of Experts elections Iran