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The election for the parliament’s presiding board took place during the third annual session of the legislative body on Monday morning.<\/span>
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Qalibaf, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Taqi Naqdali, and Osman Salari had stood as candidates for the position of the parliament speaker.<\/span>
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Qalibaf managed to secure 235 of the 271 votes cast by lawmakers -- the majority of the votes. Naqdali and Salari obtained 29 and seven votes, respectively.<\/span>
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Qalibaf has served as the speaker throughout the four years of the 11th Parliament and the first two years of the 12th Parliament.<\/span>
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The parliament’s presiding board consists of 12 seats: one for the speaker, two for vice speakers, six for secretaries, and three for observers.<\/span>
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The parliament also has 13 specialized committees, each with its own six-member presiding board comprising a chairperson, two deputy chairs, a spokesperson, and two secretaries.<\/span>
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Members of the parliament’s presiding board are elected by a direct vote of all representatives. However, the presiding boards of the specialized committees are elected for a one-year term by members of each respective committee<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-05-25 14:15:42","content_date_event":"2026-05-25 14:15:42","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-05-25 14:16:49","content_date_register":"2026-05-25 14:16:49","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Qalibaf re-elected as Iranian Parliament speaker","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334_150_83.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334_300_167.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334_400_222.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334_600_334.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334_900_500.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334_1000_556.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":4070214334,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202605\/570377_4070214334.jpg","width":1000,"height":556,"size":0}}}]}]]