The mullahs' balance-sheet
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The Islamic revolution took over the government of Iran in 1979 and managed to hold together a collapsed country, but in the late 1990s the revolution seems to be be the target of growing opposition. It is generally opposed by the youth of the country and criticized for its economic mismanagement.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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Combatant clergy and clerics
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The Freedom Party is the only opposition allowed in Iran, and it operates under restrictions that ban meetings and subject it to an Islamic selection board that controls candidates. However, some factions within the ruling Islamic Republic Party are nearly as effective as separate parties.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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The absolute power of the Leader
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The rule of the religious jurist is the dominant principle in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The principle was conceived by Ayatollah Khomeini and he went on to become the first religious jurist. Since his death, the country has been ruled jointly by a president and a religious Leader.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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