"Reformists in Iran says the government has barred thousands of their candidates from standing in forthcoming parliamentary elections.
Most are opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The interior ministry's chief electoral officer said candidates could challenge their disqualification by legal means.
But reformists fear most candidates will not be able to re-enter the fray.
Committees from the interior ministry have been looking into the backgrounds of the 7,168 hopefuls by gathering information from the police, intelligence and the judiciary.
The reformists' coalition spokesman, Abdollah Naseri, said he was surprised by the numbers disqualified.
The coalition, inspired by former President Mohammad Khatami, is made up of 21 pro-reform groups, including Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF) and Islamic Revolution Mojaheddin organisation (IMRO).
One of the main reformist parties said all but seven or eight of its 200 candidates had been barred.
"Conservatives are scared of a reformist victory because of the government's failed economic policies," Mostafa Tajzadeh, a former deputy interior minister, told AFP."
This article article shows President Ahmadinejad's insecurity about the effectiveness of his government. Because the government has not done its duties correctly Ahmadinejad is trying to remove all opposition especially from the reformist party which is trying gain power inorder to fix Iran's government.
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