The Electoral System, Active Electoral Rights and the Role of the Electorate in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstrakt

This study examines the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its electoral system and the active voting rights of Iranian citizens. The article illustrates the dichotomy between constitution and reality in which the role of the electorate and the casting of votes at polls, gives the impression of being pointless as all fi nal decisions in the country require approval of the clergy and elected representatives in parliament are subject to the authority of the Supreme Leader. The author analyzes the meaning of the electoral system and the electoral law and studies the phenomena of very high electoral frequency.