Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidential election

16.06.2013 [13:18]
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Baku, June 16 (AZERTAC). Hassan Rouhani has won Iran`s presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off.

Some 72.2% of the 50 million eligible Iranian voters cast ballots to choose the successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated Mr Rouhani on his victory.

Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced that Mr Rouhani had won 18,613,329 of the 36,704,156 votes cast. This represented 50.71% of the vote.

Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf won 6,077,292 votes to take second place (16.56%).

Saeed Jalili came third and Mohsen Rezai fourth.

Mr Najjar said that any challenge by presidential candidates would have to be lodged to the Guardian Council within three days.

The winning candidate needed more than 50% of all ballots cast, including invalid ones, to avoid a run-off.

Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidential election

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