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Iran postpones presidential inaugural day

21 June 2017 16:08 (UTC+04:00)
Iran postpones presidential inaugural day

By Trend

The date of the presidential swearing in ceremony at Iranian parliament has been delayed, an MP said.

MP Behrouz Nemati has said that the ceremony was scheduled to be held on August 6 but it has been changed, ISNA news agency reported.

He did not provide further information on the date for the ceremony and reasons behind postponing the official date saying that the date of the inaugural ceremony will be announced later.

Iranians on May 19 re-elected Hassan Rouhani as the country’s president for a second term.

According to Iranian constitution, the president-elect needs to be endorsed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran’s Press TV on Wednesday reported that the endorsement ceremony will take place on August 3.

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