Main content

Power in Iran
As the Presidential elections approach we ask who holds the real power in Iran?
Iranians go to the polls on Friday to elect a president. It's been a hotly contested campaign - with four candidates, including the incumbent Mahoud Ahmadinejad. But whoever emerges as the new president will have to work alongside Iran's powerful unelected religious leaders. Louise Hidalgo looks at who holds power in Iran, and the relationship between the president and Iran's supreme leader.
Last on
Thu 11 Jun 2009
04:41GMT
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
More episodes
Previous
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Jun 2009 22:41GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
- Thu 11 Jun 2009 04:41GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Online
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project