ALWAGHT- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has been elected as the speaker of the 12th Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran for a one-year term.
In Tehran, the newly elected Iranian legislators convened for the first session of the 12th Parliament following the victory of the Islamic Revolution on Monday, May 27.
The opening session of the new Parliament commenced on Monday morning in the presence of prominent officials, including acting president Mohammad Mokhber, Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, senior military commanders, and foreign ambassadors to Tehran.
Out of 287 lawmakers casting their votes, 198 supported Ghalibaf to continue in the position he first assumed in 2021.