Comparative Analysis of the Performance of the Executive Branch with the Indicators of the Ideal Revolutionary Government in Ayatollah Khamenei's Statements (Case Study: Fifth to Thirteenth Governments, 1989-2024)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Bachelor of Political Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract
This research examines and compares the Supreme Leader’s views on the Islamic Revolution-level government with the performance of post-war governments. Most of these assessments have been explicitly stated in the Supreme Leader’s statements during his latest official meetings with governments and Ramadan meetings. The main issue of the research is which governments have come closest to the Islamic Revolution-level government from the Supreme Leader’s perspective. In response to this issue, the present research analyzes the Supreme Leader’s statements through a qualitative study and, using the SWOT model, evaluates the Supreme Leader’s governments and compares them with each other, providing a clear picture of his expectations in the country’s executive management. The research aims to extract the indicators desired by the Supreme Leader in evaluating the performance of governments, explain the strengths and weaknesses of each period, and outline the desirable governance criteria from his perspective. By achieving this goal, it is possible to understand the degree to which post-war governments conform to the characteristics of a revolutionary government and give each one a fair score. The findings of the research show that the Supreme Leader, with a comprehensive approach, has evaluated each government based on the level of adherence to the values ​​of the revolution, seeking justice, being popular, efficiency, independence, attention to the disadvantaged, and moving along the path of the revolutionary discourse. Among them, some governments have become closer to the Islamic Revolution-level government and are considered a model for other governments, while some governments have distanced themselves from the ideal of the Islamic Revolution-level government and are a lesson for future governments.

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