Mehdi Chamran, a conservative member of Tehran City Council, has received the necessary votes to take the helm of the capital�s top administrative body.
ISNA reports that Chamran managed to defeat Ahmad Masjed Jamei, a councillor with more reformist inclinations, by a vote of 18 to 13.

Chamran is a veteran councillor and has served two terms as the head of Tehran Council.

He was one of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad�s staunchest supporters during Ahmadinejad�s term as Tehran mayor and during the first term of his presidency. Some have even referred to Chamran as the coordinator of Ahmadinejad�s presidency.

Ahmad Masjed Jamei, the councillor who lost to Chamran today, led the council for the past year. R

By Radio Zamaneh

 

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