Its 88 members, known as Mujtahids, are elected to serve a term of eight years. The most important role of that group of regime loyalists is to handpick the next supreme leader. Khamanei, nixed the candidacy of a former president, Hassan Rouhani, to join the Assembly of Experts. Earlier this year the Guardian Council, a group of 12 jurists, half of whom are hand-picked by Mr. Several regime organs that are largely controlled by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei are authorized to disqualify candidates who may dissent from the party line, or who are no longer trusted by the powers that be. “I, alongside the informed and proud people from all over Iran” will “stand to declare the illegitimacy of the Islamic Republic and the divide within the oppressive regime and its people through the sanctioning of sham elections,” the October 2023 Nobel peace laureate, Narges Mohammadi, writes from the notorious Evin prison. Iranians at home and abroad, therefore, are urging a boycott, hoping past records for low turnout will be eclipsed on Friday. The regime is picking winners, and Iranians are on to this schtick.” “Even if they fudge the numbers upwards, they can’t lie too much. “According to one internal poll, between 20 and 25 percent of eligible voters will actually vote,” an Iran watcher at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies, Beni Sabti, tells the Sun. Yet dissidents at home and abroad are urging a boycott of the “sham election,” where real choice is extremely limited. Voters are being called upon to pick representatives for 290 seats in the Tehran parliament, the Majlis, as well as members of the Assembly of Experts. Top regime officials are urging Iranians to show support for the country’s political process. Even so, the exercise can be useful in indicating whose stars are rising inside the regime and who has fallen out of favor. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.Friday’s elections across Iran are widely seen as an exercise in regime hand-picking rather than a showcase of the Islamic Republic’s representative democracy, as voters are widely expected to shun polling places. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.Ĭulture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special. Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.Ĭulture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful - and this is still in our DNA today.
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