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Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month

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Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month
July 7, 2024
Article Body Text Tehran, Iran — Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic Republic's ninth president, state media reported Sunday. "The swearing-in 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 presidents-elect are required to take an oath before parliament before officially taking office. The swearing-in ceremony takes place after the president-elect receives an official endorsement by the Islamic Republic's supreme leader. Iran's president is not the 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 Friday against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili to replace President Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May. The 69-year-old reformist secured more than 16 million votes, around 54%, with Jalili winning more than 13 million, roughly 44%, out of about 30 million votes cast. Turnout was 49.8%, Mohsen Eslami, an election spokesperson added, up from a record low of about 40% in the first round. On Sunday, Iranian newspapers published front-page photos of Pezeshkian and called for "unity" under the president-elect.
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Language English
NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Network VOA
Embargo Date July 7, 2024 17:03 EDT
Byline Agence France-Presse
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