Are you excited as I am!?!

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Well, given that all Iranian presidential candidates have to be approved by the Governing Council, who in turn are selected by Ali Khamenei himself, I wouldn't hope for much improvement in Ahmadinejad's successor.

Almost accurate.

The Council of Guardians consists of 12 members. Six are faqihs or Islamic Law experts and they are appointed by the Supreme Leader. However the other six are jurists who are experts in other aspects of law. They are elected by the Malis or Iranian Parliament.