What position does the president play in Iran?

World Courant

Iran will maintain early presidential elections on June 28, following the dying of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash final month.

Six candidates have been authorized to run. All are long-serving members of Iran’s political institution.

The winner will face a struggling financial system and the problem of US sanctions.

How a lot alternative does this area of candidates characterize?

And with turnout falling to an all-time low, will Iranians be impressed to forged their votes now?

Presenter: Laura Kyle

Visitors

Abas Aslani – senior analysis fellow at Tehran-based assume tank Heart for Center East Strategic Research

Sanam Vakil – Director of the Center East and North Africa Program at Chatham Home

Mehran Kamrava – Director of the Iranian Research Unit on the Arab Heart for Analysis and Coverage Research