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Newshour: Rouhani Wins Iranian Presidential Election

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20/05/2017 GMT

Rouhani Wins Iranian Presidential Election

BBC World Service - Newshour, Rouhani Wins Iranian Presidential Election

Hassan Rouhani has won a second term as Iran's president, beating his conservative rival

Hassan Rouhani has won a second term as president of Iran, beating his conservative challenger, Ebrahim Raisi.

Hassan Rouhani has won a second four-year term as president of Iran, with a decisive election victory. Mr Rouhani achieved 57% of the vote, easily beating his hardline conservative challenger, Ebrahim Raisi. We hear reactions from Tehran, London and Washington.

Also on the programme: Donald Trump travels to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip as president; and life as a brain surgeon.

(Image: Hassan Rouhani waves to supporters. Credit: Reuters)

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