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Urgent: Larijani elected interim speaker of Iranian parliament

Xinhua, May 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Iranian legislators picked Ali Larijani as the interim speaker of the new Majlis (parliament) on Sunday.

Out of 281 votes, Larijani was elected with 173 votes in favor. The other candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, who is a reformist politician, won 103 votes. Endit