alt Hacker News> The "regime" is a republic with regularly held presidential (8 presidents in 45 years) and parliamentary elections.
I'd think the regime thing refers to the Supreme Leader of 36 years and his Guardian Council, no?
> The "regime" is a republic with regularly held presidential (8 presidents in 45 years) and parliamentary elections.
I'd think the regime thing refers to the Supreme Leader of 36 years and his Guardian Council, no?
so are kings of England, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Netherlands & Arabia.
The Guardian Council is an elected body with the power to remove the so-called "Supreme Leader", so his power is limited too and is not hereditary, unlike monarchies of Europe and Asia