The so-called presidential “election” that is scheduled for May 19th in Iran is in far contrast to what is witnessed in
today’s democratic countries. Polls in Iran under the mullahs’ regime are
neither free nor fair, and the upcoming presidential election will weaken the regime in its entirety
to an unprecedented scale.
What
Tehran considers a constitution prevents any possible election based on
internationally recognized standards. Candidates must prove their utter loyalty
to the mullahs’ regime and the Supreme Leader. As a result, the word
“opposition” has no meaning in Iranian politics. As a result any assertion of
“moderates” facing off against “hardliners” in Iran is completely misleading.
This is a regime of various factions, not different political parties.
The
Supreme Leader has the final word in all state affairs, including national
security and foreign relations. All three executive, legislative and judiciary
branches of the government are under the heavy influence of the Supreme Leader.
The
president in Iran is a post completely reliant to the Supreme Leader, knowing
he can be sacked at any moment and without prior notice. True authority in Iran
is controlled by the Supreme Leader’s office and the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
“We
are all merely facilitators of this regime,” once said Mohammad Khatami, the
so-called “moderate” president who served from 1997 to 2005.
This
regime’s core policies hover around domestic crackdown, exporting terrorism and
fundamentalist abroad, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in
the form of a nuclear arsenal and ballistic missiles.
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