Tehran, Oct 30, IRNA -- Government spokesman Abdollah Ramezanzadeh said on Wednesday that the parliamentary commission has approved the bill on amendment to the election law and giving more authority for the president.

Asked what would be the government's initiative if the Guardians Council rejected the bill, he replied that there is no need for other initiative then.

When his attention was drawn to the reformist MP Shakuri-Rad's statement that if the bills were not approved President Khatami will not remain in the post, he replied, "Mr. Khatami has no spokesman to speak on his behalf. The president himself or his office may comment.

"As the president has already said at a press conference, the government believes that the two bills submitted to the parliament is not contradictory to the Constitution of the Islamic Republic and the Islamic Sharia law. We don't think that the bills will be rejected."