Iran's old guard brings revolution upon itself

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Students have demonstrated on the streets of Tehran, Iran, ignoring calls by President Mohammad Khatami for calm as they clashed with police. The students' actions have been been motivated by economic hardship, frustration and a belief that they have been cheated of the democracy for which they voted when Khatami was elected in 1997. The wider problem is that the structure of the Islamic Republic created by Ayatollah Khomeini was flawed. It has proved impossible for Iran to operate as a nation-state with both an elected President and an un-elected Supreme Leader.

Iran, College students

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Iranians pick a fresh face of the revolution; who will lead the Islamic state into a new future

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The presidential election held in Iran on May 23, 1997, cannot be regarded as fully democratic, even though 32 million people were eligible to vote. The Council of Guardians prevented 234 presidential candidates from standing, and it was made clear by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's top spiritual ruler, that no candidate would be able to change Iran's stance towards the US. It seems that Khamenei backs Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, speaker of the parliament, while popular support is generally behind Sayed Mohamed Khatemi.

Elections

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Iran's hardliners reclaim streets

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Supporters of Iran's unelected Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have paraded in very large numbers on the streets of Tehran, Iran. They chanted old slogans expressing opposition to Israel and to the US. Their strength seems to indicate that the prospects for democracy in Iran are very bleak. It seems that President Mohamed Khatami is unable to control his supporters, while the Supreme Leader is able to exert very tight control over his supporters.

Khatami, Mohammad, Khamenei, Ali, Ayatollah

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