Iran's parliament approves final Rohani minister
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Iran's conservative-dominated parliament has approved the final remaining minister in moderate-leaning President Hassan Rohani's Cabinet after rejecting the first three nominees for the post.
In a Sunday parliamentary session, 199 out of 267 lawmakers voted to confirm Mahmoud Goudarzi, a 58-year-old Tehran University professor, as Sports and Youth Minister. The confirmation completes a three-month-long process of filling out the Cabinet. Parliamentarians approved most key positions but objected to the nominees for several of the less powerful posts, accusing them of being too close to the opposition or lacking experience. (AP)
