Today, Iranian parliament has voted on the candidates nominated for the new cabinet. The parliament has voted for 18 of the 21 candidates and has yet to vote on three of the candidates, the Iranian TV news channel IRINN reported live.
Industry Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian: for - 153, against - 103, abstained - 27.
Culture Minister Mohammad Hossein: for - 194, against - 61, abstained - 31.
Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar: for - 182, against - 75, abstained - 25.
Science Minister Kamran Daneshju: for - 186, against - 75, abstained - 20.
Urban Development and Housing Minister Ali Nikzad: for - 219, against - 40, abstained - 27.
Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi: for - 147, against - 118, abstained - 19.
Energy Minister Mohammad Aliabadi: for - 117, against - 137, abstained - 32.
Labor Minister Abdulreza Sheikhulislam: for - 193, against - 63, abstained - 30.
Prosecutors Minister Murtaza Bakhtiari: for - 225, against - 36, abstained - 23.
Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi: for - 227, against - 54, abstained - 5.
Transport Minister Hamid Behbahani: for - 167, against - 83, abstained - 33.
Social Protection Minister Fatima Ajerlu: for - 76, against - 181, abstained - 29.
Education Minister Susen Keshaverz: for - 49, against - 209, abstained - 28.
Communications Minister Reza Tagipur: for - 197, against - 62, abstained - 27.
Security Minister Heidar Musleh: for - 194, against - 67, abstained - 25.
Economy Minister Shamsaddin Husseini: for - 224, against - 41, abstained - 21.
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Motakki: for - 173, against - 29, abstained - 34.
Commerce Minister Mehdi Gazanfari: for - 158, against - 91, abstained - 37.
Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi: for - 185, against - 82, abstained - 29.
Agriculture Minister Sadig Halilan: for - 200, against - 54, abstained - 32.
Cooperatives Minister Mohammad Abbasi: for - 163, against - 83, abstained - 37.
On the fifth day of meetings, Iran's parliament held a debate on nominations for the post of the Minister of Petroleum and Energy. For an hour, Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made speech on a new government program and in defense of the new cabinet. After Ahmadinejad's speech, MPs began to vote.
Parliament launched debates on the new cabinet last Sunday. A total of 286 MPs attended today's meeting. For the first time, 21 ballot boxes, one for each candidate, were prepared. There are 21 ministers in the Cabinet of Ministers: Minister of Industry, Minister of Culture, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Science, Minister of Urban Planning and Housing, Minister of Oil, Minister of Energy, Minister of Labor, Minister of Prosecution, Minister of Defense, Minister of Transport, Minister of Social Welfare, Minister of Education, Minister of Communication, Minister of Security, Minister of Economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Trade, Minister of Health , Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Cooperatives.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the presidential elections held in Iran on June 12. Supporters of the defeated opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi accused the authorities of rigging the vote and demanded his resignation. The mass riots in Tehran claimed the lives of 27 people, about a thousand were arrested.
A partial recount, conducted by the Supervisory Board of Iran, did not affect the final results of the presidential elections - Ahmadinejad was recognized its winner.