“These elections are a project to consolidate governance in favor of the extremist movement.”

A group of reformists said in a statement that they are unable to nominate candidates in most constituencies "due to the widespread and organized disqualification of candidates in favor of a specific movement" and have effectively been "debarred from participating in the elections."

A well-known collective statement from Iran's reformists first criticized: "The eligibility of candidates from more than 15 reformist parties and organizations" has been rejected by the Guardian Council.

The statement, published on Sunday, February 17, states: "The assignments for most parliamentary seats are already clear, and there are practically no known reformist candidates accepted by reform supporters in the electoral competition in those constituencies."

By disqualifying a large group of reformist candidates, it has resulted in "the Supreme Council for Policy-Making of Reformists, as well as a number of the most important and influential reformist parties in Tehran and more than two-thirds of the provinces, being unable to nominate candidates and actively participate in electoral competitions, despite great efforts and preliminary preparations, and a significant part of Iranian society being deprived of the right to vote."

The reformists who signed the statement emphasize: "In our opinion, the project of unifying the government in favor of the most extremist political movement in existence has been launched with the elections for the 11th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in order to realize the long-standing desire of this movement, namely the transformation of the Islamic Republic into an Islamic government, which, of course, is doomed to failure."

They say that the government's monopolistic approach "is being managed and implemented at a time when dear Iran needs the greatest level of national solidarity and participation to face the most severe internal and external crises that have unprecedentedly targeted the very fabric of this nation."

The reformist signatories of the statement warn: "This situation will not only not solve or reduce the fundamental problems of the homeland and the people, but will also expose the interests and concerns of the Iranian nation to more severe crises and force the country to pay more severe costs."

While expressing their inability to participate in the “majority of constituencies,” they did not speak of “bony,” but rather recommended: “We invite the few known reformist candidates who have been approved, as well as any candidate who believes in the comprehensive, fair, and sustainable development of the country and opposes war, sanctions, monopolization, and corruption, to take steps towards the above goals in their election programs and campaigns, and if they enter the parliament during their term of office.”