BBC NEWS | Middle East | New power struggle erupts in Iran: "New power struggle erupts in Iran
Mr Khatami says he is trying to avert a crisis
About 60 Iranian MPs are staging a sit-in in parliament to protest over hundreds of reformist candidates being barred from next month's elections.
The MPs vowed to continue until the decisions, made by the conservative Guardian Council, were reversed.
President Mohammad Khatami said he did not think the Council's methods were democratic and said he would hold talks with its members to resolve the issue.
Up to half of the candidates registered have reportedly been disqualified.
They include Mr Khatami's brother, who is head of the country's largest reform party, the IIPF.
The 12-member Guardian Council, made up of six clerics and six Islamic lawyers, is empowered to ensure parliament's actions comply with Islamic principles.
But the decision has provoked outrage among reformers. MPs threatened to go further in their protest."
Mr Khatami says he is trying to avert a crisis
About 60 Iranian MPs are staging a sit-in in parliament to protest over hundreds of reformist candidates being barred from next month's elections.
The MPs vowed to continue until the decisions, made by the conservative Guardian Council, were reversed.
President Mohammad Khatami said he did not think the Council's methods were democratic and said he would hold talks with its members to resolve the issue.
Up to half of the candidates registered have reportedly been disqualified.
They include Mr Khatami's brother, who is head of the country's largest reform party, the IIPF.
The 12-member Guardian Council, made up of six clerics and six Islamic lawyers, is empowered to ensure parliament's actions comply with Islamic principles.
But the decision has provoked outrage among reformers. MPs threatened to go further in their protest."
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