Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month
Written by Skyz Metro FM on July 9, 2024
Nokusa Masuku
08.07.24
Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic’s ninth president.
The swearing-in ceremony of the president will be held on August 4 or 5. The president will have 15 days to present his proposed ministers to the parliament for a vote of confidence.
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 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 on Friday against the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili to replace president Ebrahim Raisi who died in a helicopter crash in May.
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