Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani has decisively won the country's presidential election, according to official results, fending off a challenge by principlist rival, Ebrahim Raisi.
With all of votes in Friday's (May 19) poll counted, Rouhani was re-elected with 57 percent, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmanifazli said this morning (Saturday, May 20th).
"Of some 41.2 million total votes cast, Rouhani got 23.5 ... and won the election," Rahmanifazli said in remarks carried live by state TV.
Power of incumbency!!
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