Iran's presidential election 2021: How does Iran's unique political system work and which institution has how many powers?

 

Iran's presidential election 2021: How does Iran's unique political system work and which institution has how many powers?

Iranian citizens are taking part in the country's presidential election today. Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani has four candidates running to succeed him, three of whom are said to be "hardliners".

According to opinion polls, the current head of the judiciary and conservative Shiite leader Ibrahim Raisi has a good chance of victory. According to these polls, former governor of Iran's central bank and moderate leader Abdul Nasser Hemati is his biggest rival.

Some critics of Iran's political system and reformists have announced a boycott of the election. He says the ban on several candidates running for the presidency has paved the way for Ibrahim Raisi to win.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his ballot on Friday morning, urging people to do the same. "Every vote has its status ..." he said. Come, vote and elect your president. This is very important for the future of our country. "

Trade sanctions were imposed on Iran three years ago after the United States suspended the nuclear deal, causing economic hardship to its citizens.

Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cannot run for president again because he has twice been elected president for a four-year term, and a single person is barred from running for a third consecutive term.

We will tell you later who are the presidential candidates in Iran, but first it is more important for you to know how different the political system of Iran is from the political systems of other countries and how it works.

Iran's political system and who has how much power?

Iran's political system is complex for some and unusual for others. It combines modern religious style of government with democracy in a unique way.

In Iran, the president and parliament are elected by the people, but there is also a network of unelected institutions headed by the Supreme Leader.

The most powerful position in Iran's political system is that of Supreme Leader and only two people have been able to hold this position to date.

The post was first held by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and was succeeded by the current Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

After the overthrow of the Iranian ruler Reza Shah Pahlavi, Khomeini made this position the most important position in the Iranian political structure.

The Supreme Leader is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Defense Forces and oversees security in the country. He appoints the head of the judiciary, half the members of the influential Guardian Council, the imam of Friday prayers and the heads of state TV and radio networks.

The Supreme Leader also controls billions of dollars in charities that contribute to the Iranian economy.

After KhIn Iran, a president is elected for a four-year term, and no one can become president for a third consecutive term.

The constitution makes it the second largest in the country. The Iranian president is the head of the executive. It is the responsibility of the President to ensure the implementation of the Constitution in the country.

The president has influence over local policy and foreign affairs, but the decision of the supreme leader on all state affairs is final.

This month, Iranians will elect a successor to current President Hassan Rouhani. Rouhani has won the last two presidential elections by a large margin. He won more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, which did not require any further contest.omeini's death in 1989, Ali Khamenei became the Supreme Leader. In the recent past, they have consolidated their position and power and suppressed the challenges facing this system of governance.