Iranian women can stand for president: watchdog

"The Guardians Council has never rejected anyone's candidacy because it was a woman or a man, and when a woman's candidacy was rejected it was because she did not have the overall skills," he added.
So far, the council has rejected all attempts by women to stand for the presidency.
Former council spokesman Gholamhossein Elham has said in the past that under the constitution only men could be candidates to be president.
To describe candidates for the presidency, the Iranian constitution uses the word "rejal," which in Arabic implies a man but which in Farsi means a political figure.
"The council has never put an interpretation on the word 'rejal'," Kadkodaye said.
The presidential election is scheduled for June 12.
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