‘Iranians voted for moderation’

Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani

TEHRAN. — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said the Iranian people voted for moderation and reason in the recent twin elections in the country. The president made the remarks in his first Press conference yesterday in the presence of representatives of domestic and foreign media since his landslide election victory and winning a second term in office.

Rouhani described the turnout in the elections as “unprecedented in Iranian history,” saying if all of those who had stood in long queues at the polling stations had succeeded to vote, the figure would have increased to 45 million.

Some 42 million ballots were cast in the presidential election. — Press TV.

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