Women won't run for presidential polls: Iran
Associated Press
Tehran, January 23, 2005
Iran's hard-line leadership ruled out allowing women to run for president in June elections, denying reports in the state-run media that it had decided to allow female candidates for the first time.
It was not clear whether the denial meant the hard-line Guardian Council was reversing itself or whether the earlier announcement was a mistake.
State-run radio and television carried reports throughout on Friday quoting council spokesman Gholamhossein Elham as saying the council had changed its long-standing policy and allowed women to run.
But in the evening, the media reported Elham denied the new stance.
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