Iranian lawmakers elected Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as the speaker of the Iranian Parliament for the fourth year in a row.
During an open session of the parliament on Tuesday morning, the legislators voted to choose members of the parliament’s presiding board.
Qalibaf remained in the post by garnering the most votes, beating Elyas Naderan and Fereydoon Abbasi.
Abdolreza Mesri and Mojtaba Zonnour were also elected as the vice speakers of the Parliament.
The Iranian Parliament currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the February 18, 2000 election. The last parliamentary polls were held in February 2019.
The lawmakers take the seats for a four-year term.
Source: Tasnim
