Who will replace Rafsanjani as chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council?
The question of who will replace Rafsanjani as the chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council is being discussed in the Iranian media following the ayatollah's Jan. 8 death.
Ever since the Jan. 8 death of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian media have been speculating about who will replace him as the chairman of the Expediency Council.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei directly appoints the members of the council, which is tasked with resolving differences between the parliament and the Guardian Council.
Moderates and Reformists have been of the view that President Hassan Rouhani, former parliament Speaker Ali Akbar Nategh-Nuri and parliament Speaker Ali Larijani are the most suitable candidates to chair the council.
Nategh-Nuri, who is now the head of the supreme leader’s Inspection Office, has the same political approach as Rafsanjani and is close to Khamenei, and as such is adept at managing differences.
