Hassan Rouhani Wins Iranian Presidential Election - June 14,2013

Hassan Rouhani  was victorious, elected in the first round of voting with 50.71% of the vote

Nearly 36.7 million Iranians voted, 72.7% of eligible voters

Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf finished second with 16.56% of the vote

The Guardian Council approved just 8 candidates to run in the election-

• Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
• Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
• Ali Akbar Velayati
• Saeed Jalili
• Mohsen Rezaee
• Mohammad Gharazi
• Hassan Rouhani and
• Mohammad Reza Aref

 Haddad-Adel and Reza Aref subsequently withdrew from the race

Incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  did not run for re-election as he was limited to two terms or 8 years in office under the Iranian Constitution