President-elect Hassan Rohani (R) shakes hands with Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on June 16, 2013.<\/p>\n
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President-elect Hassan Rohani and Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani have exchanged views on leading issues and problems that Iran is currently grappling with.\n<\/p>\n
The president-elect and the Majlis speaker held a meeting on Sunday, one day after the official announcement that Rohani won the 11th presidential election following a vote that saw a massive popular turnout on June 14.\n<\/p>\n
Larijani later said that during the meeting, the present situation of the country and the necessity for tackling inflation and unemployment had been discussed.\n<\/p>\n
The Majlis speaker added that the two sides had also discussed the new administration.\n<\/p>\n
Rohani, for his part, said the country\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s problems would not be resolved overnight and emphasized that difficulties must be gradually settled through consultation with experts.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cIn this meeting, [we] discussed important issues that we are facing in the country, particularly cooperation between the [new] administration and the Majlis,\u201d the president-elect added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rohani stated that post-election celebrations showed that Iranians are hopeful about the future.<\/p>\n
Rohani emerged victorious in Iran’s 11th presidential election, which was marked by high voter turnout, by winning 50.7 percent of a total of 36,704,156 valid ballots counted.\n<\/p>\n
The Interior Ministry put voter turnout at 72.7 percent.\n<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Rohani\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s jubilant fans packed the streets of Tehran and a number of other cities, cheering, chanting slogans in his support, and setting off fireworks to celebrate his victory.\n<\/p>\n
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