The Principles of the Political Contest According to the High Level Documents; a suggestion for Completing the Islamic-Persian Progress

The concept of ‘contest’ is considered to be one of the most attractive one in the area of political action. With the supposition that democracy is accepted in the political thought of Islam, political contest, which is one of its characteristics, is also accepted. In order for a political contest to serve its expected functions, it should be set within the framework of rational rules and principles. According to human existential faculties, one can conceive various patterns of political contest from which the rational sublime political contest is acceptable. The principles governing political contest in the Islamic Republic of Iran should be derived from the high level documents. Preserving the respect for the dominant values in society, and religious doctrines, the priority of spiritual matters, not taking power and authority as the ultimate goal, meeting national interests, commitment to the norms of the Constitution and other laws and regulations, observing the independence of the country, preserving national security, preserving national unity, observing civil morality, and Zero-sum Game, are the principles resulted from the high-level documents in this fundamental research. The present research seeks to explain the legal, moral, and behavioral principles of rational political contest on the basis of high level documents and its correspondence with the draft of the Islamic-Persian progress aiming to complete the draft. The research method in this research work is a descriptive-analytic one.