Rouhani Wins Re-election in Iran by a Wide Margin
Fazel Meybodi said that A big margin victory, and god forbid the supreme leader passes in the coming
four years, Rouhani will, at least temporarily, have a better command to run the country,
Of the 41 million votes cast, the Interior Ministry said, Mr. Rouhani won 23 million (or 57 percent),
soundly defeating his chief opponent, Ebrahim Raisi, who received 15.7 million (38.5 percent).
" she said. that At the time, Mr. Rouhani tweeted saying the country needed happiness,
But the hard-liner Ebrahim Raisi and President Hassan Rouhani, a reformist, are both turning to Instagram to court young voters.
By THOMAS ERDBRINKMAY 20, 2017
TEHRAN — Riding a large turnout from Iran’s urban middle classes, President Hassan Rouhani won re-election in a landslide on Saturday,
giving him a mandate to continue his quest to expand personal freedoms and open Iran’s ailing economy to global investors.
Nevertheless, as supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei remains the ultimate arbiter in Iran’s opaque political system,
and he must approve any further changes sought by Mr. Rouhani.
that I just want to live a normal life.
In defeating Mr. Raisi, Mr. Rouhani proved once again
that Iran’s electorate prefers the moderate reformist path over the rigid ideology and harsh social restrictions favored by the conservative clergy and security establishment.