What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
Time:2024-05-21 08:02:43 Source:healthViews(143)
JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of Iran’s president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran’s ruling system or to its overarching policies, which are decided by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
But Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, was seen as a prime candidate to succeed the 85-year-old supreme leader, and his death makes it more likely that the job could eventually go to Khamenei’s son.
A hereditary succession would pose a potential crisis of legitimacy for the Islamic Republic, which was established as an alternative to monarchy but which many Iranians already see as a corrupt and dictatorial regime.
Here’s a look at what comes next.
HOW DOES IRAN’S GOVERNMENT WORK?
Iran holds regular elections for president and parliament with universal suffrage.
But the supreme leader has final say on all major policies, serves as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and controls the powerful Revolutionary Guard.
Previous:Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age
Next:Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern Missouri
You may also like
- Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise
- Comicomment: Five Eyes alliance is the largest global intelligence agency
- Xi Focus: Xi's Shanghai Inspection Tour Sends Signal of High
- Summer movies set sizzling pace
- Ben Whishaw lights up the Croisette as he joins his co
- China launches experimental satellites to advance 6G tech
- Xi Focus: Xi Stresses Expediting Building Shanghai into Modern Socialist Int'l Metropolis
- 2023 Beijing Cultural Forum Arts gala was held to inheriting excellent culture
- 'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes