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Speaking of Iran

Iran's Battle Lines: What to Expect in the Upcoming Elections

February 25, 2016
Speaking of Iran
Iran's Battle Lines: What to Expect in the Upcoming Elections
Iran's Battle Lines: What to Expect in the Upcoming Elections

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

BY ALI VAEZ

The stakes could not be higher for Iran’s February 26 elections for the parliament and the Assembly of Experts, the body charged with electing and removing the country’s Supreme Leader. With Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei now 77, it is likely that the next assembly will choose his successor, possibly reshaping the course of the Islamic Republic.

 

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