Khamenei wants the current President, Ebrahim Raisi, to succeed him
Interesting. This one has been much more quiet so far. Ahmadinejad was crazy and militant, and Rouhani was much more pro-Western and diplomatic. I havent heard anything about Raisi.
I do also wonder if he might change his mind, or if the assembly would definitely feel obliged to go with his choice.
When running for president, he seemed unprepared for interviews. Felt out of place in front of cameras. His background is more academic and judicial, not political. But he is very conservative and hardliner.
The last election was rigged for him (he lost to Rouhani in 2017) to prepare him to take over Khamenei's spot
