Over 1,000 people were registered by the Iranian interior ministry as candidates for the 9th parliamentary elections in March 2012, officials announced. Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced the news, adding that 1020 individuals had filed the documents by noon of the third day of registration. Registration for the ninth parliamentary elections, which are scheduled to be held on March 2, 2012, began with an opening ceremony attended by the interior minister and several other senior Iranian officials in Tehran on Saturday. Candidates for the next parliamentary elections have until December 30, 2011 to register, and officials have announced that the deadline will most probably not be extended. The Guardian Council, which is tasked with supervising the election, will then evaluate the competence of the people who have registered.