May 29, 2016, 10:13 AM

Larijani reinstated as Parliament speaker

Larijani reinstated as Parliament speaker

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani as head of the Principalist bloc is reelected as the speaker of the Parliament for the third consecutive term.

As the first agenda of the second session of the new Parliament, Ali Larijani and Mohammad Reza Aref nominated for the position on Sunday.

Larijani garnered 173 out of the 281 votes to secure his win over newly-elected reformist Mohammad Reza Aref and gained the high position of the new Parliament for a third consecutive term.

Meanwhile, Torghabeh MP Mohammad Dehghan of Velayat Faction, and MP for Tabriz Masoud Pezeshkian of Omid Faction, were elected as the deputy speakers of the parliament with 136 and 154 votes, respectively.

 

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