Iran Is More Prepared for Democracy Than Many Realize

Iran Is More Prepared for Democracy Than Many Realize

Regime change in Iran is far harder than many assume. But if the Islamic Republic were to fall, the country already possesses a robust institutional scaffolding – linking central ministries to elected authorities in more than 1,000 cities and 35,000 villages – that could become the foundation for a democratic system of governance.

Iran is more prepared for democracy than many realise

Iran’s intergovernmental system connects national ministries, provincial administrations, and municipal authorities in a vertically integrated structure, where competent civil servants are in place at every level.