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Iran Parliament debate Sports and Youth Minister's confidence vote

Iran Materials 19 June 2011 14:28 (UTC +04:00)
Iran's Parliament (Majlis) is to discuss a vote of confidence to Hamid Sajjadi, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's candidate for the post of Sports and Youth Minister on Tuesday.
Iran Parliament debate Sports and Youth Minister's confidence vote

Iran's Parliament (Majlis) is to discuss a vote of confidence to Hamid Sajjadi, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's candidate for the post of Sports and Youth Minister on Tuesday, Press TV reported.

Iranian lawmakers are scheduled to debate plans proposed by Sajjadi and discuss his vote of confidence during a Majlis open session on June 21, Fars news agency reported.

In a letter sent to Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday, President Ahmadinejad introduced Sajjadi as the candidate to head the newly-established Ministry of Sports and Youth.

The announcement came after the top Iranian parliamentarian filed an official complaint with the Judiciary against President Ahmadinejad and criticized the administration for refraining from implementing a ratification concerning the formation of the new ministry.

According to the Majlis ratification, the Physical Education Organization and the National Youth Organization will be merged to form the Ministry of Sports and Youth.

However, Ahmadinejad's letter to Larijani has drawn negative reactions from Iranian lawmakers.

A member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Majlis, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, described the letter as a "goblet of poison" for the Parliament and demanded that the speaker returns it to the government.

Larijani then responded by saying that he did not like the letter and its rationalizations but urged lawmakers to not consider the letter as a "goblet of poison" and allow the Majlis to pass over the issue.

He further stressed that he considers the letter wrong and unjustifiable but said he sees no need to return it to the government.

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