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Okay, a tad off-topic but still...
If you slice it very thin, what they have in Iran are not elections but a selection, since the candidates have to be approved first by the Council of Guardians. In the end, whoever gets chosen is but Khamenei's figurehead.
Yes, I know that what we have in the West is a currupt system where only those with the best contacts gets some of the power. No need to clarify that our system is no better.
On the veil in Iran: the veil precedes Islam and was the custom in Persia that upper-class women and female members of the nobility would cover their heads. So it is someow a cultural thing, even if nowadays those ghastly women clad in black will prod you endlessly about being a good Muslim and cover yourself up.
More on topic, I wonder if right-wing parties in Switzerland feel this is a victory. If people want nothing to do with Islam is in part because of its perceived backwardness, not because they're suddenly feeling like reconnecting with their Christian and conservative heritage. Much to the conservatives' sorrow, that people are saying no to Islam might be a sign of how liberal they are. That's not good for conservatives.
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