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Iran: New president in position by Aug. 19

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-23 22:36

TEHRAN: Iran's new president will be sworn in to office between July 26 and August 19, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

"Parliament's board of directors set July 26 to August 19 as the period for the ceremony of president's swearing-in and the introduction of the new cabinet," IRNA said.

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On June 13, Iran's Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli said incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 62.63 percent of the total ballots of the 10th presidential election on June 12, while his main rival Mir-Hossein Mousavi got 33.75 percent.

After the official declaration, Mousavi protested "strongly" the"obvious violations" in Iran's presidential election. He also appealed to the Guardian Council for the cancellation of the election results.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has ordered the Guardian Council, the top legislative body, to investigate the claims of "fraud" in the recent presidential election.

On Monday, spokesman for Iran's Guardian Council Abbas Ali Kadkhodai said that the council will announce its final position on the complaints about the presidential election results on Wednesday.

According to Iran's satellite channel Press TV Tuesday report, Iran's Guardian Council has rejected any annulment of the June 12 presidential election.

Spokesman for the Guardian Council Abbas Ali Kadkhodai was quoted as saying that the council had found no major irregularities in the election and rejected annulling the results of the presidential election, signaling the second term of presidency for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.