Following the re-election of Hassan Rouhani in the May 19 presidential elections, talk of establishing of a “shadow government” has been floating around Iranian political circles. Some Principlists have proposed the idea, although not everyone in their camp has welcomed it.
In a statement released on May 20, Saeed Jalili, a conservative politician who unsuccessfully ran in the 2013 presidential elections, unveiled the idea, which is perhaps most prominent in the British political system. In his statement, Jalili called for the formation of “a shadow government in an effort to help the sitting government and make up for its shortcomings and inefficiencies.”