Tehran, June 16 (UNI) Iranian lawmakers on Monday approved Seyed Ali Madanizadeh as the country's new Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, after the previous one was impeached.
During an open session of parliament in the capital Tehran attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian, lawmakers voted 171 in favor and 67 against, with eight abstentions, to confirm Madanizadeh, the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.