{"id":13763,"date":"2013-05-21T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T13:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/iran-election\/election-news-update\/13763-mashaei-says-if-disqualified-he-will-legally-protest"},"modified":"2023-03-13T16:59:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:59:57","slug":"mashaei-says-if-disqualified-he-will-legally-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/mashaei-says-if-disqualified-he-will-legally-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mashaei says if disqualified he will legally protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &#8211; Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, the favorite candidate of Mohmoud Ahmadinejad has said that if the Guardians Council does not verify his qualification to run in the election, he will follow the matter legally.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a question asked about his possible disqualification by the Guardians Council, he said on Monday: \u201cI consider myself fully qualified. 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