constitution

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So some lawmakers now want to reassert the role of Congress, which under the US constitution is the only body that can declare war.

From Barron's

Under Iran's constitution, the selection of a new supreme leader falls to the Assembly of Experts - an 88-member clerical body elected by popular vote for eight-year terms.

From BBC

That left Khamenei as a top candidate, even though he was not an ayatollah, as the constitution demanded.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this month, he announced he would be seeking a new five-year term, which, according to the constitution, would be his last.

From Barron's

And, an overlapping circle of liberals and intellectuals who wanted to restore the 1906 constitution with free elections and civil liberties.

From The Wall Street Journal