Iran Is Ready to Suspend 20% Uranium Enrichment, Russia Says

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34. Oh. you perfer the Saudi Arabia type of Government, where the royal family decides who is to rule

That is how the other countries outside with the exceptions of Iraq and Iran decides who will rule their country. The people do not even get a voice, and it is forbidden for them to protest such selection. Iran, while the selection is limited, the people do get a say AND THEY VOTES DO COUNT. I compare it to the story I once heard about why a particular African American was voting in an election where both candidates were pro KKK. The African American acknowledge each was worse then the other. but by showing up a voting, he knew each candidate knew he voted. Politicians KNOW who vote in every election and they count of those voters. Most elections are fought over those people who always vote. The African America voter knew this and knew if he kept voting, one or the other will, sooner or later, try to get his vote. Thus by always voting he will force both candidates, to sooner or later, try to get his vote and that meant moving away from their Pro-KKK positions.

The same in Iran. The Mullahs can restrict who can run, but the voters have the final say. The Mullahs MAY not permit a candidate that the voters what to run, but the remaining candidates have to fight for those same votes. Sooner or later the will of the Voters will prevail.

Please note these are NOT elections where you get to vote for any candidate on the ballot, but only one gets on the ballot (and write in candidates are not permitted). That was the typical elections in many dictatorships (Hitler had such elections in Germany while he ruled, so did Stalin and the Soviet Union till near the end of the Soviet Union, Saddam ran similar frauds, that is NOT the case of Iran, no 99% victory for a candidate in Iran). The Iranian elections do matter and have affect on how Iran is run.

Please note, even the "Supreme Leaders" is elected. Not directly by the voters, but by the "Assembly of Experts" who themselves are directly elected by the people. Yes it is NOT direct elections, but it is still an election. It is more democratic then the rest of the Persian Gulf Emirates.