Peculiarities of the state structure of Iran: Spirituality above all

Pravda.Ru talked to director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary Iran, Rajab Safarov, about the system of power in Iran, the situation in the country and around it. Peculiarities of the state structure of Iran Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, won the presidential election with 17.8 million votes. As many as 28.6 million Iranians took part in the voting. President is not the highest position in the Islamic Republic — he is just the head of the executive branch of power. What system of government does Iran practice? There is a higher leader, a spiritual leader, there is also a council of guards, an expert council, and other authorities that seem unusual for us. The political system of Iran has developed the most effective mechanism of costs and balances over the period of 42 years. On distant approaches to power, any threat will be neutralised. There is also a multi-level control over the situation in the country in general.