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Iran's Rouhani names replacements for rejected nominees
[Al Ahram] Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani named three new ministers on Sunday to replace nominees rejected by the conservative-dominated parliament in August, Iranian media reported.Rouhani made a last-minute change to his pick for the science, research and technology portfolio for fear of a new rejection by MPs. Interim minister Jafar Tofiqi had come under fire from hardliners in parliament for alleged involvement in the massive street protests that accompanied the controversial 2009 re-election of Rouhani's predecessor Mahmoud Short RoundAhmadinejad as well as for allegedly dismissing conservative officials at the ministry. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-21 |
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