Iran Parliament Confirms Election of Speaker for 1 Year Term
Iranian lawmakers attend an open session of parliament to choose the interim presiding board in Tehran, Iran, May 29, 2016. Iran's long-serving parliament speaker Ali Larijani will retain his post despite gains by reformists in elections held earlier this year, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday./ Iran's parliament on Tuesday confirmed the re-election of its long-serving parliament speaker for another year. The 59-year-old Ali Larijani's election marks an early victory for the moderate conservatives in the new parliament, which ...
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