Karrubi Reelected Majlis Speaker

June 11, 2003 - 0:0
TEHRAN -- Mahdi Karrubi on Tuesday was reelected speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) for another one year after garnering 210 votes. Voting took place during a Majlis session which also chose the other 11 members of its presiding board. Karrubi, who was the sole candidate and will also serve as chairman of the presiding board, won with 210 votes and 12 abstentions. Mohammad Reza Khatami, an MP from Tehran, obtained 132 votes to win the post of first vice-speaker, while Behzad Nabavi, another Tehran MP, obtained 131 votes and takes the post of second vice-speaker for a term of one year.