Counting on the Iran presidential election

Tehran, May 20: Saturday's census was held in Iran's presidential election, according to poll officials, with an official meeting of around 70 percent. Millions of Iranians have been sent to polling stations on Friday. President Hassan Rouhini has been voted for the second time by voting in this election, against strong conservative opposition. Rouhani's main rival Ibrahim Ricei is a hardline leader and former prosecutor who is close to the hardline leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 

According to the Interior Ministry, over 40 million votes were cast on Friday and voting time was extended by five hours due to "requests" and the "enthusiastic participation of people", reports the BBC. If no-one wins more than 50 per cent of votes cast, a run-off will be held next week. Every incumbent President has been re-elected in Iran since 1985, when Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself won a second term. He cast his ballot just minutes after polls opened at 8 a.m.

Rouhani voted about an hour later. More than 54 million people were eligible to vote in the presidential election. Six candidates were approved by the Guardian Council, an influential clerical body controlled by conservatives, but two of them dropped out earlier this week, the BBC reported. The first was Tehran's hard-line mayor, Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf, who pledged his support for Raisi on Monday.

On Tuesday, he made a reformer by Vice-President Ishak Jahangiri, who pulled Rohan off the road smoothly.In the two candidates' competition, it is still the motto Hesemi Baba, reformer and Mostafa Mirzali, the ultra-conservative person.