Jannati's comments came a day after Khatami said that democracy was acceptable under Islam. During a speech to in Geneva, Khatami called for religious tolerance, saying that: 'We can take [democracy] as Muslims - We must accept this has been materialised in the West, and we must accept this as Muslims.' (MEED 7:11:03)
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