Iran: approval

Alireza Afshar, head of election headquarters, told ISNA that out of 7,200 registered candidates, about 3,000 had intelligence (ministry) and judiciary records.
This is more than at the previous parliamentary election, when there were about 1,800 who had records.
He did not elaborate, but candidates in past votes in a similar position were barred.
The comment suggests these hopefuls would not even be reviewed by the Guardian Council, which vets candidates .


A senior official said the health budget for the next Iranian year (to start on March 20) will increase by 35 percent.
He said that more than 5,700 billion rials will be set aside for completing the construction of hospitals and purchasing new medical equipment next year.
The credit allocated to the insurance and retirement sectors for the next year will also increase by 23.5 percent.
He said the health budget, which was presented to the parliament last week, should be ratified by the Majlis Health Commission.


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