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Originally Posted by matias pecile  my question is - does any of this really even matter considering the ayatollah calls all the shots? |
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Originally Posted by xtramedium The Ayatollah has supreme power so it doesn't matter who is the president.... the pres is just a figurehead. I don't even know why they bother having "elections" when they will just put who they want in that spot. It's dictatorship and those people have no rights. |
The Ayatollah doesn't have supreme power. At least not in the strictest sense. There is the Assembly of Experts who are responsible for electing, removing, and supervising the Supreme Leader of Iran. Think board of directors with the supreme leader being the chairman, and the president as being the CEO.