Iranian Parliament under Principlists Control as Larijani Elected Speaker for Third Time
London – It wasn’t difficult for Ali Larijani to maintain office as Iranian Speaker after head of “List of Hope” Mohammed Reza Aref admitted defeat. Larijani’s win was expected as he received support from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard. Larijani, a principlist candidate, was elected as the speaker of new Majlis for one year after attaining 237 votes out of 276 whereas reformist Mostafa Kavakebian won only 11 votes. This came three days after Larijani was voted a temporary Speaker by winning over reformist candidate ...
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