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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