How Did the Council of Guardians Ensure a Majority of Conservative

question 16

Multiple Choice

How did the Council of Guardians ensure a majority of conservative Majlis members in the 2004 elections in Iran?

• A) The Council of Guardians funded many conservative candidates
• B) The Council of Guardians did not allow large swaths of the country-in particular, its more liberal big cities-to cast votes
• C) The Council of Guardians purged the selection of candidates by disqualifying more than 2,000 reformists
• D) The Council of Guardians canceled the elections due to terrorist threats and then filled the Majlis with their chosen candidates

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