Rouhani’s 16 picks win vote of confidence
TEHRAN(KNA) – After 8 intensive sessions debates on Pres. Rouhani’s picks for his second-term cabinet, lawmakers gave a vote of confidence to 16 out of 17 candidates for ministry positions
Following several days of intensive parliamentary sessions held to discuss the credentials and backgrounds of the proposed ministers, the lawmakers held a ballot on Sunday and voted for all the ministerial nominees except one .
The nominee for the post of Minister of Energy Habibollah Bitaraf failed to win vote of confidence after 133 lawmakers from a total number of 288 opposed him.
President Rouhani had submitted the list of his ministers to the Parliament on August 8, four days after his swearing-in ceremony.
The president took the oath of office on August 5. He had two weeks to submit his new cabinet to the parliament but drew up the shortlist in only four days.
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