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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.
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Thu 11 Jun 200904:41GMT
BBC World Service Online
