Discourse Analysis of Higher-Level Documents in the Field of Election Policymaking in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Abstract

Elections are considered one of the important pillars of the formation of political structure in democratic systems. This article seeks to investigate election strategies in the higher-level documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In this research, documentary method has been used. The study population in this research is the Vision Document of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2025 horizon, the Fifth and Sixth Development Plans, the Constitution, and the policies communicated by the Supreme Leader. In this research, critical discourse analysis has been used to analyze the data. The results of the research showed that elections have a special place in the higher-level documents. The higher-level documents revealed some of the existing harms in holding elections in the country.