Saturday, January 15, 2005

Mousavi Lari calls for Presidential Elections on May 19, 2005

Iran Daily: "New Election Date Set


Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari

TEHRAN, Nov. 17--Interior Ministry on Wednesday proposed a new date for the ninth presidential elections.
Interior Minister Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari said Wednesday his ministry has informed the Guardians Council of its decision to hold the elections on May 19, 2005, ISNA reported.
The minister insisted that the initial date, namely May 13, 2004, rejected by the council was set following expert deliberations. However, he said that "we decided to propose a second date out of respect for the councilors".
Commenting on the judiciary's intention to set up a social protection taskforce presumably to uphold social values and whether President Mohammad Khatami supports the idea, Lari said he was not aware of the president's response but the issue was raised during a meeting of the Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday.
"The issue needs further expert study," he said.
Lari cautioned against the overlapping of its operations with parallel bodies"

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