Iran's new parliamentarians have appointed Ali Larijani (shown) as the acting speaker of the country’s ninth Majlis.
Iran's new parliamentarians have elected Ali Larijani as the acting speaker of the country’s ninth Majlis, a day after the fresh assembly was inaugurated.
A total number of 173 lawmakers voted in favor of Larijani's presidency, while his rival Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel gained 100 votes out of the 275 ballots, IRNA reported.
Larijani headed the eighth Majlis during the past four years.
The new legislators also elected Mohammad-Reza Bahonar and Seyyed Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard as the first and second deputies of the Majlis speaker respectively.
The opening ceremony of the ninth Majlis was held on Sunday with a message from the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
The Leader hailed the opening of the 290-member Majlis, describing it as the Islamic Republic’s “powerful message” to the world.
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