Reuters: A senior Iranian MP said on Thursday the assembly may reject several of the ministers proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his new cabinet, an Iranian news agency reported.
TEHRAN, Aug 20 (Reuters) – A senior Iranian MP said on Thursday the assembly may reject several of the ministers proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his new cabinet, an Iranian news agency reported.
"Some of my colleagues and I … are of the opinion that close to five ministers proposed by Ahmadinejad will not receive a vote of confidence," Vice Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar was quoted as saying by the Mehr News Agency.
He did not give any names of the ministers the parliament may reject. (Reporting by Hossein Jaseb and Hashem Kalantari; editing by Richard Balmforth)
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