'No confidence' in Ahmadinejad team

31 Aug 2009, 3:51 pm   -   Source: SBS staff and agencies
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Some conservative Iranian lawmakers say Ahmadinejad's cabinet nominees have insufficient experience for the ministries they have been nominated for. (AAP)

Some conservative Iranian lawmakers say Ahmadinejad's cabinet nominees have insufficient experience for the ministries they have been nominated for. (AAP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is dealing with increasing opposition from his own support base amid a debate on cabinet nominations.

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Several Iranian lawmakers have openly opposed cabinet nominees proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the three-day debate on the 21-member cabinet line-up.

"Sixteen nominees have no experience required for the ministries they have been nominated for," said top conservative MP Ahmad Tavakoli as parliament kicked off the debate.
 
The discussion is due to end on Wednesday in a vote of confidence.

Tavakoli's views were backed by some other top conservative MPs, a sign of increasing opposition to Ahmadinejad's plans even from his own support base.

Ahmadinejad's re-election triggered the worst crisis in the Islamic republic's history and has divided the country's clerical groups.

He is also under fire from his own hardline supporters over several political decisions he made soon after his disputed June 12 victory.

He now faces a daunting task in securing parliamentary approval for a line-up which includes many new faces, among them three women, a first in the Islamic republic.

 

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