Lobbyists Try to Buy Support for Ahmadinejad’s Cabinet
We have unconfirmed reports that Ahmadinejad “lobbyists” resorted to buying a lavish dinner for Members of Parliament at a luxury hotel for Iftar dinner last night. They were trying to shore up support for Ahmadinejad’s Cabinet picks. Here is Ayande News‘ report: A number of “vote brokers” have recently discovered a new method of bringing […]
All the President’s women
In an article on Wednesday, Rooz reveals more information about Ahmadinejad’s three female cabinet nominees. Although this is the first time in 30 years after the 1979 Revolution that Iranian women are allowed to serve as cabinet ministers, some female activists like Fatemeh Haghighatjou and Parvin Aradalan believe that this does not affect the fundamental […]
Translations from Iran
Ahmadinejad reveals cabinet nominees to Parliament Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his list of candidates for the Cabinet to Parliament, but he did not name three key ministers, including the Defense Minister, Justice Minister and Commerce Minister. (ILNA) [Click Read More below to see the full list of ministers.] According to Tabnak (affiliated with Mohsen Rezaei), the […]
Ahmadinejad to reveal Cabinet on Wednesday
On Tuesday night, local news sources reported a list of the possible new Cabinet members that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will submit to Parliament (Majlis) on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad said that he would make use of at least three women ministers in the new government. Fars News Agancy revealed the possible new members as: 1. Kamran Daneshju – […]
More Cabinet Drama as Ahmadinejad Fires Intelligence Minister
First came reports that Ahmadinejad was sacking the ministers of intelligence, culture and labor for opposing his appointment of Mashaei as first vice president. However, Press TV reports that after Parliament members declared this meant he would have to face a vote of confidence in accordance with the Iranian constitution, Ahmadinejad has decided to only […]