Iran election: Hardliner Raisi will become president
Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi has won Iran's presidential election in a race that was widely seen as being designed to favour him./ He thanked Iranians for their support, after securing 62% of the votes./ Mr Raisi is Iran's top judge and holds ultra-conservative views. He is under US sanctions and has been linked to past executions of political prisoners./ Iran's president is the second-highest ranking official in the country, after the supreme leader./ Mr Raisi will be inaugurated in early August, and will have significant influence over ...
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