POLI 2053 Chapter : Iran Nigeria
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Xi jinping got a title only mao zedong got: core leader in 2016/pm modi/pm may handling brexit, scotland independence. U. k. ), history (u. k. , france, germany, japan), election (france, u. s. )/system of govt (presidential, Parliamentary)/leadership (merkel, hollande"s lack of leadership, putin, xi) In these two countries, religion is of critical importance. In the case of iran, religion seems to unify the country even though there are still some divisions that exist there (majority shia, first shia majority country government) West hardliners don"t like him": his predecessor, president ahmadinejad was an extreme hardliner and was against israel. The question is whether ahmadinejad will be on the list: anti-west sentiments exist in iran because a former prime minister was killed because he opposed western control of iranian oil. It was because of the pro-west views of shah of iran that ayatollah khomeini led the iranian. Iran"s political system is best referred to as a theocracy: politics dominated by religious authorities.
