power lies more in its advisory role to the Supreme Leader". According to Hooman Majd, the Leader "delegated some of his own authority to the council--granting it supervisory powers over all branches of the government" following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election in 2005.

Members of the council are chosen by the supreme leader every five years.

History and role

By 1987, the legislative process as well as the

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