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Bill to restrict consecutive MP terms raises debate in Iran

A bill to limit the number of consecutive terms of Iranian parliamentarians is stirring debate amid accusations that it may be a hard-liner plot to seize the legislative branch.

Rohollah Faghihi
Rohollah Faghihi
Apr 29, 2019
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani arrives for his swearing-in ceremony for a further term, at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1E6A273D30
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrives for his swearing-in ceremony for a further term, at the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 5, 2017. — Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS

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