Hassan Rouhani re-elected as president of Iran

Iran's incumbent president Hassan Rouhani has a commanding 58% lead over his rivals in an initial and partial count of votes in the election, according to official figures announced on Saturday morning.

Hassan Rouhani re-elected as president of Iran

Update 10am: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been re-elected, state television has declared.

The victory in the presidential election gives Mr Rouhani a second four-year term to see out his agenda calling for greater freedoms and outreach to the wider world.

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