ForgotUsernameorPassword. . Date. MENAFN The Peninsula AFPTehran: Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic's ninth president, statemediareported Sunday. "The swearingin ceremony of the president will be held on August 4 or 5," said the official IRNA news agency, quoting Mojtaba Yosefi, a member of parliament's presiding board. "The president will have 15 days to present his proposed ministers to the parliament for a vote of confidence. "Iranian presidentselect are required to take an oath before parliament before officially taking office.The swearingin ceremony takes place after the presidentelect receives an official endorsement by the Islamic republic's supreme leader.Iran's president is not head of state, and the ultimate authority rests with the supreme leader  a post held by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the last 35 years.Pezeshkian won a runoff election on Friday against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili to replace president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May.The 69yearold reformist secured more than 16 million votes, around 54 percent, with Jalili winning more than 13 million, roughly 44 percent, out of about 30 million votes cast.Turnout was 49.8 percent, Eslami added, up from a record low of about 40 percent in the first round.On Sunday, Iranian newspapers published frontpage photos of Pezeshkian and called for "unity" under the presidentelect.MENAFN07072024000063011010ID1108414341. Tehran: Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic's ninth president, statemediareported Sunday. "The swearingin ceremony of the president will be held on August 4 or 5," said the official IRNA news agency, quoting Mojtaba Yosefi, a member of parliament's presiding board. "The president will have 15 days to present his proposed ministers to the parliament for a vote of confidence. "Iranian presidentselect are required to take an oath before parliament before officially taking office.The swearingin ceremony takes place after the presidentelect receives an official endorsement by the Islamic republic's supreme leader.Iran's president is not head of state, and the ultimate authority rests with the supreme leader  a post held by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the last 35 years.Pezeshkian won a runoff election on Friday against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili to replace president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May.The 69yearold reformist secured more than 16 million votes, around 54 percent, with Jalili winning more than 13 million, roughly 44 percent, out of about 30 million votes cast.Turnout was 49.8 percent, Eslami added, up from a record low of about 40 percent in the first round.On Sunday, Iranian newspapers published frontpage photos of Pezeshkian and called for "unity" under the presidentelect. Tehran: Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic's ninth president, statemediareported Sunday. "The swearingin ceremony of the president will be held on August 4 or 5," said the official IRNA news agency, quoting Mojtaba Yosefi, a member of parliament's presiding board. "The president will have 15 days to present his proposed ministers to the parliament for a vote of confidence.". Iranian presidentselect are required to take an oath before parliament before officially taking office. The swearingin ceremony takes place after the presidentelect receives an official endorsement by the Islamic republic's supreme leader. Iran's president is not head of state, and the ultimate authority rests with the supreme leader  a post held by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the last 35 years. Pezeshkian won a runoff election on Friday against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili to replace president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May. The 69yearold reformist secured more than 16 million votes, around 54 percent, with Jalili winning more than 13 million, roughly 44 percent, out of about 30 million votes cast. Turnout was 49.8 percent, Eslami added, up from a record low of about 40 percent in the first round. On Sunday, Iranian newspapers published frontpage photos of Pezeshkian and called for "unity" under the presidentelect. MENAFN07072024000063011010ID1108414341. MENAFN07072024000063011010ID1108414341. Legal Disclaimer:MENAFNprovides the information as is without warranty of any kind. . Tags. Comments. Category. Date. DailyEnglishDailyArabicAll. . World and Middle East business and financial news, Stocks, Currencies, Market Data, Research, Weather and other data. Tel:962 6 5690450. Copyright 2000MENAFN.All rights reserved. Design  Devleopment byMENAFN
Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian is set to become the ninth president in early August. The swearing-in ceremony will take place on August 4 or 5. The president-elect will then have 15 days to present his proposed ministers for approval. Pezeshkian won the runoff election with around 54 percent of the votes. Turnout was 49.8 percent. Newspapers called for "unity" under the president-elect.