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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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

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