TEHRAN – On Tuesday female lawmakers in the Iranian parliament voted to elect a new presiding board.

In the voting Parvaneh Salahshouri was chosen as chairwoman of the parliamentary group, ISNA reported. Fatemeh Zolqadr and Somayeh Mahmoudi were elected as first and second deputies respectively.

Also, Nahid Tajeddin and Khadijeh Rabiee were elected as first and second secretaries respectively, while Zahra Saidi was elected as the spokeswoman of the faction.

The number of female MPs in the 290-seat parliament is 17.
 
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