RandAlThorMar 3

Ayatollah Khamenei’s oldest son elected as supreme leader to replace his dad: report

https://lemmy.ca/post/61271111

Ayatollah Khamenei’s oldest son elected as supreme leader to replace his dad: report - Lemmy.ca

Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday. Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.

Show threadmaplesagaMar 4
“Elected”.
Show threadelectric_nanMar 4
Yes, he was elected by the council who’s job it is to elect that position.
Show threadBigFigMar 4
You see how that’s NOT election right? That’s just a group of elites appointing an heir.
Show threadelectric_nanMar 4
He’s not a king, dude. I don’t love their system of government, where they give any share of power to religious representatives… but it is their system. They also do have elections for parliament and president. I don’t know much more than that, but it’s not like the ayatollah is an absolute monarch.
Show threadhobovision
Every time I see someone say some wack ass shit and look to see their instance, it’s lemmy.ml
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Show threadBigFigMar 4
Something in the water
Show threadTolcMar 4
what they said is completely factual and logical, whats your problem with that statement?