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> This article missed a few points. First, even if the president is directly elected, candidates for the post need to be approved by the Supreme Leader (the in
by rjzzleep 4y ago
> This article missed a few points. First, even if the president is directly elected, candidates for the post need to be approved by the Supreme Leader (the indirectly elected for life religious guy). So democracy is really a stretch.
Yeah, kinda like the queen.
- sofixa 4y agoNot really, assuming the UK. The people of the UK don't vote directly for a PM, they vote in an undemocratic first past the post, and the majority party elects the PM among their sitting members. The Queen/King appoints them, but can't really vet or refuse.