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| Iran's president unveils cabinet | Iran's president unveils cabinet |
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| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose disputed re-election triggered a political crisis in the country, has unveiled his list of cabinet ministers. | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose disputed re-election triggered a political crisis in the country, has unveiled his list of cabinet ministers. |
| For the first time in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic it includes three women. | For the first time in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic it includes three women. |
| Mr Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term on 5 August after a disputed poll in June. | Mr Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term on 5 August after a disputed poll in June. |
| Lawmakers are expected to begin voting on the proposed 21-member list at the end of the month. | |
| Under the proposed list, women would head up the country's health, social welfare and education ministries. | Under the proposed list, women would head up the country's health, social welfare and education ministries. |
| The nominees for the respective posts are Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, Fatemeh Ajorlou and Sousan Keshavarz. | |
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| Analysts say Mr Ahmadinejad is expected to face considerable opposition over the list - both from the conservatives who dominate the assembly and moderates foes who say his government lacks legitimacy. | Analysts say Mr Ahmadinejad is expected to face considerable opposition over the list - both from the conservatives who dominate the assembly and moderates foes who say his government lacks legitimacy. |
| KEY MINISTRY NOMINATIONS Defence: Ahmad VahidiInterior: Mostafa Mohammad NajjarForeign: Manouchehr MottakiOil: Massoud MirkazemiIntelligence: Heydar Moslehi Tough challenge | |
| The parliament's vice-speaker warned that several of the president's nominations were unlikely to be approved. | The parliament's vice-speaker warned that several of the president's nominations were unlikely to be approved. |
| "Some of my colleagues and I [...] are of the opinion that close to five ministers proposed by Ahmadinejad will not receive a vote of confidence," Mohammad Reza Bahonar was quoted as saying by the Mehr News Agency. | "Some of my colleagues and I [...] are of the opinion that close to five ministers proposed by Ahmadinejad will not receive a vote of confidence," Mohammad Reza Bahonar was quoted as saying by the Mehr News Agency. |
| Mr Bahonar, a conservative, hinted that as many as five of the president's proposed ministers would not be approved but gave no names. | |
| Later on Thursday, Mr Ahmadinejad is expected to give a televised address to present the cabinet. | Later on Thursday, Mr Ahmadinejad is expected to give a televised address to present the cabinet. |
| The current Commerce Minister Massoud Mirkazemi is nominated to take control of the powerful oil ministry in a country where crude sales represent 80% of foreign revenue. | |
| He will be expected to bolster oil and gas output despite sanctions imposed on Iran by both the US and UN over its nuclear programme. | |
| Both Mr Mirkazemi and those nominated for the intelligence and interior ministries have a background within the Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, which is seen as fiercely loyal to the values of the Islamic Republic. | |
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