First off I can see that you're new so welcome. Providing a link is on the right track. But in this case we aren't aguing whether Iranians fill out ballots or not.

See the issue is that they have a Supreme Leader, who is directly responsible for naming half of the "Council of Guardians" and is indirectly responsible for the other half. These people then determine the candidates that the people could vote for. So imagine if Bush were our Supreme Leader. His cabinet might be like the Council of Guardians. So you can bet that Obama and Hillary wouldn't be on the ballot. And I wouldn't expect McCain to get in either. You'd probably be able to vote between Romney, Huckabee, and maybe a couple others thrown in for variety. And the GOP would control 100% of congress as well, though I imagine they'd split into different parties. Maybe the real conservatives, vs the moderates, vs the guys who focus on immegration and so on. So it would seem like there are multiple parties in play.


Oh and since I don't think i.beletesri is going to answer your question Perham. I think he might be Israeli (at least he comes off that way). So your leadership sort of wants to see his country dissolved, and may hope he dies in the process. So he's a little hostile on these issues.

However I think everyone is curious on your take on the whole Supreme leader/Guardians business.