  the guardian council of the constitution (, shora-ye negahban-e qanun-e assassi) is an appointed and constitutionally-mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the islamic republic of iran. the iranian constitution calls for the council to be composed of six islamic faqihs (expert in islamic law), "conscious of the present needs and the issues of the day" to be selected by the supreme leader of iran, and six jurists, "specializing in different areas of law, to be elected by the majlis (the iranian parliament) from among the muslim jurists nominated by the head of the judicial power,"powers and authority of the islamic consultative assembly (who, in turn, is also appointed by the supreme leader).article no.91 http://mellat.majlis.ir/constitution/english.htm it is charged with interpreting the constitution of iran,article 98 of the constitution supervising elections of, and approving of candidates to, the assembly of experts, the president and the majlis,article 99 of the constitution and "ensuring ... the compatibility of the legislation passed by the islamic consultative assembly [i.e. majlis] ... with the criteria of islam and the constitution".articles 96 and 94 of the constitution. the council has played a central role in allowing only one interpretation of islamic values to inform iranian law, as it consistently disqualifies reform-minded candidatesâincluding the most well-known candidatesâfrom running for office, and vetoes laws passed by the popularly elected majlis.whose iran?, laura secor, new york times, january 28, 2007. retrieved september 22, 2008.iran: voices struggling to be heard, u.s. department of state fact sheet, april 9, 2004. retrieved september 22, 2008. when the 2009 presidential e
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