Source Dismisses New Iranian Admin’s Intervention to Choose Tehran Mayor
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An informed source said the administration of Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi would by no means intervene in the process of election of the new mayor of Tehran.
Speaking to Tasnim on Saturday, the informed source said the 13th administration of Iran, soon to be formed under the presidency of Ebrahim Raeisi, will not intervene by any means in the decisions made by the members of Tehran City Council about election of a new mayor for the capital.
The source emphasized that the next administration will do its utmost to help settle the problems of Tehran after election of the new mayor and will act to address the needs of citizens according to the top priorities.
Raeisi won the June 18 presidential election by winning nearly 62 percent of the votes and will take office as Iran’s eighth president in August.