So far Khatami -- who has been fending off widespread threats of resignation by loyalists -- has vowed the elections will be held on schedule, but a refusal by the Guardians Council to rescind most of its blacklist could put him at odds with the bulk of his supporters.
Furious deputies have for the past two weeks been staging a sit-in at the Majlis building.
But walking out may prove to be their only option: widespread voter apathy and frustration with the president and his allies led to an all-time low turnout during municipal elections last year, ousting reformers from their control of most Iranian cities.
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