Early vote count in Iran gives Rowhani wide lead
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of Tehran's ruling clerics. But the strong margin for former nuclear negotiator was not yet enough to give him an outright victory and avoid a two-person runoff next Friday. Rowhani had about 45.8 percent of the more than 1.8 million votes tallied, said , head of the interior ministry's election ...
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