Islamic Republic: Welcome to Iran's Fake Democratic Elections
by Majid Rafizadeh • June 5, 2021 at 5:00 am
The unelected Guardian Council has a history of arbitrarily disqualifying reform-minded candidates, women and those who are perceived as disloyal to the principles of the state and the Islamic revolution, from running for office.
Out of 592 individuals who registered to run as candidates in the Iranian regime's 13th presidential election, the unelected Guardian Council only approved seven individuals to run for the presidency.
Of course, for the ayatollah, the elections are "flawless" because his regime gets to pick who runs.
Instead of condemning the mullahs for this charade of fake elections, the Biden administration -- after feathering the nests of American enemies such as Russia and China -- continues to try to make a deal that will not be kept, shower Iran's regime with masses of money it demands from America's hard-working taxpayers, and lift sanctions to further empower yet another corrupt and predatory regime.
Iran's presidential "elections" will be held in less than three weeks. Do not, however, be deceived by any narrative that suggests the mullahs' system is democratic or that the people of Iran freely or fairly get to elect their president.
Iran's mullahs claim that the Islamic Republic is a "democratic" system of governance. Iran's Supreme Leader recently boasted about the Islamic "democracy," the regime's political system and people's crucial role in influencing and shaping the political establishment:
"The Islamic Revolution transformed the rule of a country from a despotic monarchy into a popular, democratic republic run by the people. Today, the nation of Iran rules over its own destiny. It is the people who choose. They may make a right choice or a wrong choice, but it is they who choose. This is very important."
