Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah<\/p>\n
Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah, and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah have congratulated Hassan Rohani over his victory in Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s 11th presidential election.\n<\/p>\n
In a message, the Hezbollah leader congratulated Rohani for winning the trust of the Iranian nation in a \u00c5\u201cpolitical epic,\u201d and noted that his election revived hope in the hearts of the oppressed people across the world and Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s supporters in the Arab and Muslim countries.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti emir wished Rohani success as Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s next president and expressed optimism that bilateral ties between his country and Iran would flourish under his tenure.\n<\/p>\n
Also in separate letters, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Prime Minister Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah congratulated Rohani over his victory.\n<\/p>\n
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, other Iranian officials as well as authorities from several other countries have also extended their congratulations to Rohani over his victory.\n<\/p>\n
Nearly 50.5 million Iranians, including more than 1.6 million first-time voters, were eligible to participate in the June 14 presidential, and city and village council elections. The Interior Ministry put the voter turnout at 72.7 percent.\n<\/p>\n
Rohani won 18,613,329 votes, or 50.7 percent of a total of 36,704,156 ballots counted, Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar announced on Saturday.\n<\/p>\n
Rohani currently represents the Leader in the Supreme National Security Council, and is a member of the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts. He is also director of the Expediency Council’s Center for Strategic Research.\n<\/p>\n
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