Iran parliament rejects Rouhani's minister nominee
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's parliament on Tuesday rejected President Hassan Rouhani's nominee for the post of science minister over his pro-reform tendencies. The conservative-dominated 290-seat chamber voted 171-70 against the candidacy of Fakhroddin Ahamadi Danesh Ashtiani. There were 257 lawmakers in attendance and 16 abstained from voting. Before the vote Ashtiani called himself an "independent" figure and promised to appoint new faces as his deputies in the ministry , opposing lawmakers accused Ashtiani of having close relations with ...
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