Hassan 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, Press TV reported.
Deputy Interior Minister, Ali Asghar Ahmadi, told journalists in a televised news conference that more than 40 million Iranians voted in Friday’s election.
The turnout is above 70%.
Election officials extended voting hours until midnight due to the long lines of voters, some of whom said they waited hours to cast their ballots.
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