Tehran City Council elects new mayor
Nov 13, 2018 11:59 UTC
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Pirouz Hanachi is elected as the new mayor of the Iranian capital, Tehran
Tehran’s City Council has elected Pirouz Hanachi as the new mayor of the Iranian capital.
Hanachi, Tehran Municipality’s deputy for urban development and architecture, was elected to the post with 11 votes on Tuesday.
His main challenger was former minister of roads and urban development, Abbas Akhoundi, who received 10 votes from the councilors.
Hanachi, 54, will replace Mohammad-Ali Afshani, who was required to leave the post under a recently-adopted law that bans retirees from being employed in government positions.
The Interior Ministry still has to sign off on Hanachi’s win.
The city proper hosts a population of close to nine million.
EA
