2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election

4th Iranian Assembly of Experts election September 2020 2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election Iran parliamentary no 1998 Iranian Assembly of Experts election 1998 2016 Iranian Assembly of Experts election 2016 All 88 seats to the Assembly of Experts 15 December 2006 008000 Principlists 59 1C39BB Reformists 29 Speaker Ali Meshkini Ali Meshkini Principlists Principlists Assembly of Experts of Iran following the 2006 elections Composition of the Assembly following the election The fourth Iranian Assembly of Experts election was held on 15 December 2006. The Assembly of Experts is a Council of 86 mujtahids that elect the Supreme Leader, and oversee his actions. The members of the Assembly are elected every eight years directly by the people of Iran. The elections took place the same day as the City and Village Councils elections. Candidates The credentials of being a Mujtahid were approved for all candidates by the Guardian Council using written and oral (interview) examinations. Some members of the Guardian Council also ran for the Assembly of Experts. Although there were a few female ayatollahs (Mujtahidehs) applying for candidacy, they could not pass the examination. The number of candidates which passed the examination was so low that the council had to lower the passing mark several times. There were initially 144 candidates for the 86 available seats.IRAN Press controls increase as election campaign gets underway - Asia News https://web.archive.org/web/20070704005331/http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=7776 4 July 2007 Aftab-e Iran This was later increased, and according to Islamic Republic News Agency there were 181 qualified candidates.Irna https://web.archive.org/web/20070930235246/http://www.irna.ir/fa/news/view/line-1/8509083465140917.htm 30 September 2007 However, the number of candidates on the day of election was 165, and for the first time there were two non-cleric doctor of Islam candidate, although they were not elected.bbc.co.uk Princeton Iran Data PortalIran: Elections Seen As Test Of Ahmadinejad's Popularity - Radio Free Europe / Radio Libertyhttp://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=2542 The Significance of Iran's December Elections - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Washingtoninstitute.org 2013-02-10http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/iranian.studies/Policy%20Brief%201.pdf Archived copy www.dur.ac.uk 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20070621174029/http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/iranian.studies/Policy%20Brief%201.pdf 21 June 2007 dead Results Results of the 2006 Iranian Assembly of Experts election The Ministry of Interior reported an estimated 60% turnout of the 46.5 million eligible voters,http://dev-bd.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=46180&cid=1 https://archive.today/20130118003352/http://dev-bd.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=46180&cid=1 dead 18 January 2013 Early signs mixed in Iran vote 16 December 2006 21 December 2006 Reuters reporting "more than 28 million people" as the number of voters who had voted.IRNA http://www.irna.ir/fa/news/view/line-5/8509309618114858.htm fa:رییس ستاد انتخابات: حضور باشکوه مردم در انتخابات مجلس خبرگان پشتیبانی از ولایت فقیه است 21 December 2006 21 December 2006 fa https://web.archive.org/web/20070126210107/http://www.irna.ir/fa/news/view/line-5/8509309618114858.htm 26 January 2007 Different parties had several candidates in common, but Baztab News reported that the candidate list announced by the Combatant Clergy Association captured most of the seats (68 of 86 seats, while introducing 81 candidates). Reformists backed by Mahdi Karroubi and conservative associates of Mesbah Yazdi failed to live up to their expectations.http://www.baztab.com/news/55753.php The winning arrangement in the Experts Election (آرایش پیروز در انتخابات خبرگان) fa dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061219034241/http://www.baztab.com/news/55753.php 19 December 2006 Of particular note was the victory of the pragmatist list led by Ayatollah Rafsanjani, over hard-line candidates associated with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Rafsanjani had lost out to Ahmadinejad in the runoff of the 2005 election for president. Yet Rafsanjani won nearly twice as many votes as President Ahmadinejad's mentor, hard-liner Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi. Final results for the Assembly of Experts showed that more than 65 candidates close to Rafsanjani were elected. At 60 percent, voter turnout was much higher than in previous years. The Assembly convened on 19 February 2007 and Ali Meshkini was re-elected as chairman. The changes in the presiding board from the 3rd assembly were the replacement of Mohammad Yazdi with Ebrahim Amini, who retired, as the 2nd deputy chairman; and election of Hassan Rohani as a provisionist. 20 February 2007 fa:گشایش چهارمین دوره مجلس خبرگان The opening convention of the Fourth Assembly of Experts http://www.rajanews.com/News/?6236 Rajanews fa https://web.archive.org/web/20070310095637/http://www.rajanews.com/News/?6236 10 March 2007 18 May 2016 21 February 2007 fa:شکست کامل سناریوی افراطیون Complete failure of the extremists http://www.aftabnews.ir/vdcivyat1wayw.html Aftab News fa https://web.archive.org/web/20070223035444/http://www.aftabnews.ir/vdcivyat1wayw.html 23 February 2007 18 May 2016 After the disputed results of the June 2009 Iranian presidential election were certified by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Chairman Rafsanjani was reported to have called a meeting of the Assembly of Experts, as the Assembly has the constitutional power to hire and fire the Supreme Leader.Julian Borger Ian Black World leaders urged by Iran's opposition party to reject Ahmadinejad's alleged victory https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jun/14/iran-ahmadinejad-mousavi-elections-result The Guardian 14 June 2009 17 June 2009 On 8 March 2011, Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani replaced Ayatollah Rafsanjani as chairman. Dareini Ali Akbar 8 March 2011 Iranian ex-leader Rafsanjani loses powerful role https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030800589_pf.html World—>Wires The Washington Post English Tehran Associated Press 18 May 2016 Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani died in October 2014. Ionnou Filipa 23 October 2014 Head of Assembly That Will Pick Next Supreme Leader of Iran Dies http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/10/23/ayatollah_mahdavi_kani_dies_vacancy_on_council_that_will_elect_next_supreme.html Slate https://web.archive.org/web/20141023223721/http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2014/10/23/ayatollah_mahdavi_kani_dies_vacancy_on_council_that_will_elect_next_supreme.html 23 October 2014 18 May 2016 On 10 March 2015 the Assembly voted in Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi to be the next Chairman.Erdbrink Thomas 10 March 2015 Conservative Cleric Chosen to Lead Iranian Council https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/world/middleeast/conservative-cleric-chosen-to-lead-iranian-council.html The New York Times Tehran 18 May 2016 The term begun in 2007 shall allegedly last ten years (rather than the regular eight) due to the "election aggregation" plan of the government, put in place to allow the government to run elections simultaneously for the Assembly of Experts and the Parliament, thereby economizing election administration costs. See also Assembly of Experts List of members in the Fourth Term of the Council of Experts References External links Iran: Assembly Election Significant Despite Heavy Vetting The ‘Second Islamic Revolution’ in Iran Candidates profile - In Persian Ayatollah Najmi weblog - A candidate's weblog - In Persian Category:2006 elections in Iran Assembly of Experts election Category:December 2006 in Iran Category:Assembly of Experts elections Iran Category:December 2006 elections