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Iran's Political System Explained
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| 1-13-04
Posted on 01/13/2004 6:37:57 AM PST by nuconvert
Iran's Political System Explained
Iran's complex and unusual political system combines elements of a modern Islamic theocracy with democracy. The whole system operates under a Supreme Leader who, although appointed by an elected body, is in effect answerable to no-one. The constitution, however, also recognises the popular will, creating a system where the elected president and parliament struggle against the more powerful, but unelected, Supreme Leader and the institutions he influences. Consequently, although reformists dominate the parliament, the political system has seen little change.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/iran_power/html/default.stm
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: government; iran; mrirangen; politicalsystem; regime
Good explanation of who's who, what's what in Iran's Government
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:37:57 AM PST
by
nuconvert
To: nuconvert
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:41:17 AM PST
by
nuconvert
("This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it. ")
To: nuconvert
The constitution, however, also recognises the popular will, creating a system where the elected president and parliament struggle against the more powerful, but unelected, Supreme Leader and the institutions he influences. This doesn't make sense. The elected president and parliament are not struggling against the Supreme Leader. They are all in cahoots together.
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01/13/2004 6:43:23 AM PST
by
Pan_Yans Wife
(Freedom is a package deal - with it comes responsibilities and consequences.)
To: nuconvert
The democracy part seems to have been lost. It would appear the Supreme Leader and an army of theocrats run the country and the people are left out of the process--note the recent parlimentary elections where reform minded members are being excluded from candidacy.
To: Pan_Yans Wife
It's BBC
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:13:29 PM PST
by
nuconvert
("This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it. ")
To: The Great RJ
Yep. The democracy part doesn't exist.
The people do get a paper ballot to write on, but they have to choose from a list of candidates chosen by the Guardian Council.
Please don't be confused by the media into thinking that the "reformists" or "moderates" are people the Iranians would vote for. They've already had enough of them. They want a whole new government.
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posted on
01/13/2004 6:25:18 PM PST
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nuconvert
("This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it. ")
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