The Guardian Council has strengthened the process of disheartening the people
Statement by Dr. Rouhani following the Guardian Council’s negative opinion: From these gentlemen, it must be asked whether, in this decision, you have maintained political neutrality. If you did not have a partisan political intention, on what legal grounds have you questioned the qualifications of someone who has the most experience representing the people in the system?
If you do not have a partisan political intention and are not eliminating him in advance out of fear of his potential to win votes, why do you not share these reasons with the people? And if you did have a partisan political intention, does this action not strip you of your qualification for fair oversight of the elections?