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Originally Posted by 5.56X45mm The elections are a fraud as is democracy in that country.....
Presidential candidates must be approved by the Council of Guardians prior to running in order to ensure their allegiance to the ideals of the Islamic revolution. The Supreme Leader of Iran runs the Council of Guardians. The Supreme Leader is higher in authority then the President of Iran.
Iran is still a Islamic Theocracy. The Supreme Leader is a Islamic cleric appointed for life by a half-elected council considered part of the executive branch of government. The council is responsible for determining if legislation is in line with Islamic law and customs (the Sharia), and can bar candidates from elections. |
This is a little more clear than the Redneck's post.
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Originally Posted by mmarsh As Redneck said the Supreme Council does have certain powers to veto the President, but only rarely does so. The Supreme Council main role is the selection of the presidential candidates, and historically the elected president and the supreme council has not always seen eye to eye. Rafsanjani in particular had some notable clashes with them. Ahmadinejad is alittle different though, he truly is Khatami "yes man" which is why Khatami is doing everything possible to keep him in power. Thats a very different scenario than the absolute power wielded by the Emir. Ill grant you that Kuwait is more democratic and benevolent than say Myanmar, but the Emir is in charge until he dies, make no mistake. Its a very different system. |
The Supreme Leader is selected for life and the Emir is selected for life, how is that different?
The Supreme Council selects the candidates and can over rule them after they win an election. What purpose would it serve the council to allow the election to be rigged? They could simply not allow a candidate to run.
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Originally Posted by mmarsh I think you know the answer to the next part, the "we" is people in the US. |
Just out of curiosity, how does someone living in Paris have his finger on what the people in the US think? From what you read or hear in the media?