Claim: Iran is a theocratic democracy
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
In 2024 the unelected Guardian Council approved 6 of 80 registered presidential candidates, one reformist. First-round turnout: 39.9%, the lowest since the 1979 revolution.
SOURCE
USIP Iran Primer; Euronews, Jun 2024
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