Iranian parliament to question President Ahmadinejad?
October 30th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANSTehran, Oct 30 (IANS) The Iranian parliament could question President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad following the presentation of a motion seeking to do so, the Mehr news agency reported.
The motion, signed by 73 lawmakers in the 290-seat parliament, was presented to deputy Majlis speaker Mohammadreza Bahonar Sunday, Xinhua quoted the report as stating.
Under Iran’s constitution, the president must appear in the parliament to answer lawmakers’ questions when at least one fourth of all the 290 lawmakers sign a motion summoning him.
Iranian conservatives and Ahmadinejad have locked horns over some domestic and international policies, appointments and removal of key political figures.
This is the second time that such a motion has been presented for questioning the president.
In late June, a motion signed by 100 lawmakers was submitted to the Iranian parliament calling for questioning Ahmadinejad. But as many as 14 of those lawmakers retracted their signatures.
- Iran's parliament not to question Ahmadinejad - Nov 03, 2011
- Iranian parliament summons Ahmadinejad - Feb 08, 2012
- Iranian lawmakers to impeach economy minister - Oct 11, 2011
- India, Iran cooperation can help regional peace: Ahmadinejad - Nov 07, 2011
- Meira Kumar meets Iranian President Ahmadinejad - Nov 05, 2011
- Ahmadinejad presents $180 bn budget - Feb 20, 2011
- Lok Sabha speaker to to visit Iran - Oct 30, 2011
- Iranian president sacks three ministers - May 14, 2011
- 3,000 candidates approved for Iran polls - Feb 05, 2012
- Iranian president's media adviser jailed - Nov 21, 2011
- Khamenei orders institute to control cyberspace - Mar 08, 2012
- Iran to increase defence budget - Feb 03, 2012
- Two die in Iran refinery blast - May 24, 2011
- Masters degree must for Iran's lawmakers - Apr 29, 2011
- Iran passes bill to reduce ties with Britain - Nov 27, 2011
Tags: appointments, conservatives, constitution, horns, international policies, iran, iranian parliament, lawmakers, mahmoud ahmadinejad, majlis speaker, mehr news agency, mohammadreza, oct 30, parliament, president ahmadinejad, seat parliament, second time, signatures, tehran, xinhua