Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was tapped to assume control of the country by Iran’s Assembly of experts, Iranian International reported Tuesday.

Motjaba is known for a staunch adherence to his father’s hardline conservatism, and has close ties to Iran’s notoriously brutal Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps military body, according to CNN.

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[–] 24 points 6 months ago (13 children)

Yes, he was elected by the council who's job it is to elect that position.

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  • [+] -7 points 6 months ago (12 children)

    You see how that's NOT election right? That's just a group of elites appointing an heir.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    He's not a king, dude. I don't love their system of government, where they give any share of power to religious representatives... but it is their system. They also do have elections for parliament and president. I don't know much more than that, but it's not like the ayatollah is an absolute monarch.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Every time I see someone say some wack ass shit and look to see their instance, it's lemmy.ml

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    An election is not necessarily something done by the people. What you're thinking of is called "universal suffrage".

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    He wasn't elected, rumors are that the clerics were pressured to vote for the son of the supreme leader...

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