Iran state TV: Tehran gets new mayor after 'no-retirees' law

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says the Tehran city council has elected a new mayor after a law adopted in September banned retirees from being employed in government positions. Hanachi replaces Mohammad Ali Afshani, who had stepped out of retirement to take the job in April, after Mohammad Ali Najafi resigned over a scandal in which hard-liners criticized him for attending a performance at a primary school that included girls dancing on stage before the audience. Hanachi's selection needs to be approved by the Interior Ministry within 10 days in a mostly procedural process.
The Islamic City Council of Tehran appoints Pirouz Hanachi as the new mayor of Tehran, the third in 18 months.