| In the constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran, | | | | Guardian Council. After being elected in the Iranian |
| President of Iran is the highest elected official and | | | | Presidential elections, the president is responsible |
| responsible for the functions of the executive. | | | | to the people, the Supreme Leader and the |
| The post has significant government influence as | | | | Islamic Consultative Assembly. The people of Iran |
| it supervises the affairs of the executive branch. | | | | have vested their interests in him and he has to |
| The other functions of the Iranian president | | | | live up to their expectations. |
| involves appointing and supervising council of | | | | The Position of The Iranian President |
| ministers, coordinating government decisions, and | | | | According to the Constitution of Iran, the Iranian |
| selecting government policies to place before the | | | | President is the highest authority in the country, |
| Islamic assembly. Iranian presidential election holds | | | | second only to the Faqih, or the Supreme Leader. |
| great value in its constitution. | | | | He must be a Shia Muslim and of outstanding |
| The Iranian president is elected by universal adult | | | | political stature. He has the right to approve the |
| suffrage for a four-year term. The candidates for | | | | nominations of Ministers, sign laws and bring them |
| Iranian Presidential election must be above 18 | | | | into force and veto decrees issued by the Council |
| years of age. The most important fact is the | | | | of Ministers. |
| candidature of the aspiring candidates must be | | | | Special Rules of Iranian Presidential Elections |
| approved by Council of Guardians consisting of 12 | | | | The person who gets an absolute majority of the |
| members. The approval process of presidential | | | | polled votes in the Iranian Presidential elections |
| candidates is a process of checking the power of | | | | becomes the Iranian President. But in case no one |
| the candidates as a president and it picks few | | | | is able to gain a clear majority in the first round, a |
| numbers of eligible candidates. | | | | second round of votes will be taken on the Friday |
| Election Procedure of Iranian President | | | | of the following week. Only the two people who |
| The Council of Guardians is directly or indirectly | | | | have got the highest and the second highest |
| selected by the Supreme Leader of the country. | | | | votes in the first round will participate. Sometimes, |
| And the candidates who are approved by the | | | | one of these people tends to withdraw from the |
| Council of Guardians as well as the Supreme | | | | elections. In such a case, the two persons with |
| Leader are permitted for the run in the Iranian | | | | the highest number of votes in the first round will |
| Presidential Elections. Generally, Iranian president is | | | | be considered. The supervision of the entire |
| elected with majority of popular votes. Iranian | | | | elections is done by the Guardian Council. |
| presidential elections may require a runoff election | | | | The new Iranian President has to be elected |
| to select a single winner. The tenure of the | | | | within one month of retirement of the outgoing |
| president is for four years, and the person is also | | | | President. The outgoing President continues to |
| eligible for a second term after the completion of | | | | perform the duties of the President until the new |
| his tenure. | | | | one assumes office. The Constitution also says |
| The Iranian President has to take an oath of | | | | that if the President dies ten days prior to the |
| office on assuming the responsibilities of the post. | | | | D-day, the elections will be postponed for two |
| He has to sign to it at the session of the Islamic | | | | weeks. The same will happen if the candidate dies |
| Consultative Assembly in the presence of the | | | | between the first and second rounds of voting of |
| Head of Judiciary and the members of the | | | | the Iranian Presidential elections. |