Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to make changes to his team and respect young people when his new government takes office after his disputed re-election.
''The structure of government should change, the changes in the government will be considerable,'' Mr Ahmadinejad said in a televised address to the Iranian people yesterday. He said his new government would put ''housing, employment and economic reform'' on its agenda.
The hardliner, who enjoys the backing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was announced the winner of June 12 poll amid fraud allegations by former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi and reformist candidate Mehdi Karroubi.
The disputed results spurred thousands to take to streets in protests which led to the death of at least 20 Iranians and the arrest of more than 1000 protesters. AFP
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