Hassan Rohani declared president with landslide victory
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, June 15, IRNA -- Hassan Rohani won outright majority of the votes and was declared President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said that Mr. Hassan Rohani won outright majority of the votes in the presidential elections.
Out of 36 million, 704 thousand, and 156 casted votes, 35 million, 458 thousand, and 747 votes were valid.
Hassan Rohani with 18 million, 613 thousand, and 629 votes obtained a landslide victory in the contest.
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf with 6 million, 77 thousand, and 292 votes stood the second.
Saeed Jalili with 4 million, 168 thousand, and 946 votes stood the third.
Mohsen Rezaei mirqa'ed with 3 million, 884 thousand, and 412 votes became the fourth in the contest.
Ali Akbar Velayati with 2 million, 268 thousand, and 753 votes took the fifth place.
Mohammad Gharazi with 446 thousand and 15 votes became the sixth person.
According to the report of Interior Ministry, 50 million, 483 thousand and 192 were eligible to vote in the presidential elections.
The turnout was 72.7 percent according to the Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar.
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