The death of Iran’s president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran’s ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But Ebrahim Raisi was seen as a prime candidate to succeed the 85-year-old supreme leader.
FILE - Iran ian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks with media members after he voted for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran , Friday, May 10, 2024. FILE - Mojtaba, son of Iran ian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran , on May 31, 2019. Ebrahim Raisi was seen as a prime candidate to succeed the 85-year-old supreme leader.
A hereditary succession would pose a potential crisis of legitimacy for the Islamic Republic, which was established as an alternative to monarchy but which many Iranians already see as a corrupt and dictatorial regime.Iran holds regular elections for president and parliament with universal suffrage. The supreme leader also appoints half of the 12-member Guardian Council, a clerical body that vets candidates for president, parliament and the Assembly of Experts, an elected body of jurists in charge of choosing the supreme leader.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in a helicopter crashIn theory, the clerics oversee the republic to ensure it complies with Islamic law.
That means Iran will continue to impose some degree of Islamic rule and crack down on dissent. It will enrich uranium,Presidents come and go, some more moderate than others, but each operates under the structure of the ruling system.
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