Next Supreme Leader of Iran election

Next Iranian Supreme Leader election

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88 Members in the Assembly of Experts
59 votes needed to win

An election for the third Supreme Leader of Iran is scheduled to be held following the end of the current tenure of Ali Khamenei. As of January 2024, no person has been officially declared as the heir to the current leader nor as a nominee, though various sources such as Reuters and the BBC have written on potential candidates.[1][2]

The succession of Khamenei is deemed to have been decided but not disclosed publicly.[1][3] Constitutionally, the Assembly of Experts is tasked to select the next leader. Its sixth and current term was elected in 2024 and is scheduled to sit until 2032.[4]

Khamenei has not discussed his replacement. He has said the selection must be made without shame or regard for expediency, rather based on the three principles of "truth, the need of the country and God".[5][6] A four man council of Assembly of Experts is examining possible candidates while keeping it fully secret and advising the current supreme leader as of 2024.[7][8] A member of the experts assembly in 2024 claimed that his successor has been chosen but the identity of this individual is hidden for his safety.[9]

As of 2024, then-President Ebrahim Raisi and Khamenei's son Mojtaba had been considered frontrunners for the position. Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in May 2024 cut short his potential candidacy.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Reuters1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Golkar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "چه کسی راست می‌گوید؟ − نگاهی به "بحران جانشینی"" [Who is telling the truth? - A look at the "succession crisis"]. Radio Zamaneh (in Persian). 13 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. ^ رادیوفردا (10 March 2016). "خامنه‌ای: لازم است در انتخاب رهبر رودربایستی و مصلحت‌اندیشی نباشد". Radio Farda (in Persian). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "عضو مجلس خبرگان ایران: کار برای انتخاب جانشین رهبر ایران به طور "کاملا مخفی" جریان دارد". Afghanistan International (in Persian). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "ماجرای صحبت‌های آیت‌الله توکل درباره انتخاب قائم‌مقام رهبری چه بود؟" [What was the story of Ayatollah Tawakkel's talks about the selection of the deputy leadership?]. اعتمادآنلاین (in Persian). 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ Life, Kayhan (15 March 2024). "ANALYSIS: Who Will Succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran's Supreme Leader?". KAYHAN LIFE. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Who Will Lead Iran After President Raisi's Death?". TIME. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ Beaumont, Peter (20 May 2024). "Iran: who holds power now the president is dead?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024. Aged 54, the supreme leader's second eldest son is sometimes mentioned as a potential successor to his father.

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