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Iran :Hassan Rouhani reelected, President for second term

Iran :Hassan Rouhani reelected, President for second term

| | 20 May 2017, 02:49 pm
Tehran, May 20 (IBNS) : Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani retained power for the second term as he scored a thumping victory in the country's presidential election over his principlist rival, Ebrahim Raisi, Aljazeera reported.

With nearly 40 million votes in Friday's hard-fought poll counted so far on Saturday, Rouhani was leading the race with 56.88 percent, the report said quoting the interior ministry.

Raisi, his closest rival, won 38.55 percent of the vote.

Mostafa Mirsalim, a conservative, got 1.13 percent, while reformist Mostafa Hashemitaba got 0.52 percent.

A big turnout on Friday, estimated at more than 40 million out of 56 million registered voters, led to the vote being extended by several hours.

 

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