Hardline judiciary head wins Iran presidency

President Hassan Rouhani, left, speaks to the media after his meeting with president-elect Ebrahim Raisi (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran’s hardline judiciary chief won a landslide victory on Saturday in the country’s presidential election.

It was a vote that both propelled the supreme leader’s protege into Tehran’s highest civilian position and saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history.