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1. 1 2016-06-22T21:35:01-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439 Article 125 - The President has the authority to sign protocols, treaties and other documents on behalf of the Iranian Government. Abdul Manan Bhat 1 plain 2016-06-22T21:35:01-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439
2. 1 2016-06-22T21:41:29-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439 Article 126 - The President is responsible for producing the budget, national plans, and employment. Abdul Manan Bhat 1 plain 2016-06-22T21:41:29-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439
3. 1 2016-06-22T21:41:48-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439 Article 128 - On the referral of the Foreign Minister, the President will appoint the ambassadors. Abdul Manan Bhat 1 plain 2016-06-22T21:41:48-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439
4. 1 2016-06-22T21:42:06-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439 Article 129 - Conferring state awards is up to the President. Abdul Manan Bhat 1 plain 2016-06-22T21:42:06-07:00 Abdul Manan Bhat d41227151addd6f7793f73668ffb98df3c352439

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  The Presidency is the velvet glove counterpart of the Supreme Leadership. The President of Iran is elected every four years, for a maximum of two terms by popular vote. Presenting the domestic budget, appointment  of ambassadors on the referral of the Foreign Minister,  and introducing employment policies after the approval of the Majlis of course, are the clearly demarcated constitutional powers and responsibilities of the President. Hassan Rouhani is the current serving President of Iran.
  
  The Presidency and the Cabinet is the prime Velvet glove institution because (besides predating the revolution and falling into the lower rank of constitutional authorities) it strives to further the ideals of the revolution with the changing times (partly due to its pre existence to the revolution). Part of being a velvet glove institution is being less able, constitutionally, to over power the Iron fisted institutions. The Presidency enjoys no extra ordinary constitutional powers, unlike the Iron fist institutions.  However, another significant aspect of being the Velvet glove is the ability to reduce the harshness of the Iron fist, which I posit the Presidency has. It is a meaningful institution to Iranians, something evident from the turnout of  around 70% in the last presidential elections in 2013. Prior to that, allegations of a forged election triggered what many called the ‘Green Movement’ in 2009. Thousands of young students thronged the streets when the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a hardline nationalist, declared victory over a reformer by the name of Mousavi, that many in Iran viewed as a betrayal of the institution. Such an outpour, the largest in Iran’s history ever since the revolution, suggests the societal influence of the Velvet glove. The Presidency in particular enjoys the social  authority to shape public discourse in Iran, to be in direct contact with the public, something the Iron fist struggles to do.