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Conservative ex-Tehran mayor Ghalibaf elected Iran speaker
TEHRAN, May 28, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s newly formed parliament on Thursday elected former Tehran mayor Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf as its speaker, consolidating the power of conservatives ahead of next year’s presidential election.
State television said the 58-year-old received 230 votes out of the 267 cast to secure the post, one of the most influential positions in the Islamic republic.
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