Thus, he described the regime instituted by Khomeini as a religious democracy in which all high state offices, including his own, derive their legitimacy from the will of the people as expressed in elections.
Así, describió el régimen instituido por Jomeini como una democracia religiosa en la que todos los altos cargos del Estado, incluido el suyo, deben su legitimidad a la voluntad del pueblo expresada en las elecciones.