Iran may switch to new political party system

  09 June 2014    Read: 937
Iran may switch to new political party system
Iranian parliament will review a new law on the activities of the parties and political associations in the near future, which, if approved, will replace the existing party law enacted thirty years ago.
The parliament`s commission on Councils and Internal Affairs has finalized reviewing the new plan and presented it to the presidium board of the Parliament, Iran`s Mehr news agency reported on June 9.

According to the draft plan, which includes 30 articles, the legal parties will participate in the elections with their candidates and the electoral system of Iran will switch to a party-based system.
Switching to a party-based system will allow parties in Iran to present their candidates for participation in parliamentary, presidential, municipal elections.

The draft plan also contains key provisions such as a description of persons banned from participation in political parties and associations in Iran and the process by which demonstrations by political parties may be held.

Each party should have at least 300 members and establish provincial commissions at two third of the country`s provinces, according to the plan.

In last August Iranian president Hassan Rouhani expressed sorrow about country not having any true political parties.

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