December 16, 2022
The Majlis overwhelmingly approved President Raisi’s second nominee for labor minister, two weeks after rejecting his first nominee in a close vote. Solat Mortazavi (photo) was approved on a vote of 176 to 64 with 13 abstentions and five invalidated ballots.
Meanwhile, the Majlis came nowhere near ousting Reza Fatemi-Amin as minister of industry, mines and commerce. In a vote of no-confidence, only 84 deputies voted to fire Fatemi-Amin while 182 voted to retain him.
There were six abstentions and two invalidated ballots. The main issue against Fatemi-Amin was the low quality of cars made in Iran. Fatemi-Amin agreed with the complaints about car quality.