THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN.
The people
have won again. Yes, Iranians voted on Friday, May the 19th 2017 spoke with one voice, and that person is, wait
for it, the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani.
This may surprise many but this
man had and sure still has everything going for him, despite the fact that
Ebrahim Raisi is a close associate of Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni.
For instance, incumbents have always won their second term since the mid 80’s.
Secondly, he is a moderate cleric and appeals to the young and old alike.
Third, he obtained a deal with the West. Further bridging the East-West gap.
Under him sweeping economic reforms where introduced and new trade partnerships
brought to the nation is definitely a forth which aided his profile amongst
many voters.
These feats
are evident in the results. Rouhani won 22.8 million votes in Friday's
hard-fought contest, compared to 15.5 million for Raisi, with 38.9 million
votes counted, the Interior Ministry said, adding more votes were still to be
tallied. Meanwhile, the State broadcaster has already congratulated Rouhani.
The people
have spoken.
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