NCRI – Hossein Shariatmadari, a close associate of Ali Khamenei and his representative, in the editorial of Monday, June 17, in Kayhan state daily in the aftermath of announcing election results, pointed to talks in foreign media following the sham presidential election about \u201cprobability of serious changes in system\u2019s major policies\u201d and \u201ceffect of this election on formation of political parties and internal currents\u201d and wrote:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only new development these days with the election of Mr. Hassan Rouhani is replacement of country\u2019s executive responsibility from one political taste to another but within system\u2019s already determined framework.\u201d He went on to add: However, \u201caccording to article 110 of the constitution, general and major policies of the system rests with the supreme leader. Therefore, contrary to commotions raised by foreign enemies and their internal cohorts, with the election of Dr. Rouhani, system\u2019s major policies have not and will not change.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shariatmadari then went on to describe Rouhani\u2019s background and his services to the clerical regime and said: \u201cFor years, he was the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council and one of the representatives of revolution\u2019s eminent leader in this council — and he still is — and he is knowledgeable that in addition to leader\u2019s legal jurisdiction in determining major policies of the system — of absolute rule of faqih — many major policies, as referred by leader of revolution, are discussed in this council and ultimately, with the approval of his eminence, will be implemented.\u201d Therefore, \u201cwith the presence of Dr. Rouhani as the head of the executive branch, both concerns by some as well as expectations by a number of others for changes in system\u2019s major policies are without foundation and impossible; of course, he has never stated such claims anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
June 18, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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