Keyword: politics
Democratisation and Political Parties in MENA
The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), HIVOS and the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam will organize a two-day workshop in The Hague, The Netherlands on the 23rd & 24th of February 2009.This workshop is organized within the framework of the Knowledge Programme Civil society in West Asia. By co-organizing this workshop, Hivos & the Political Science Department of the University of Amsterdam aim to acquire insights about democratic t...Politics, Economy and State Structure in Iran
Iran officially became an Islamic Republic on 1 April 1979, after the 1979 Revolution. The political system of the Islamic Republic is based on the 1979 Constitution. The system comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The Supreme Leader of Iran is Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while the president is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Supreme Leader of Iran is responsible for delineation and supervision of the general policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran’s economy is a mixtur...