Polling extended as Iranians deliver verdict on Rouhani
Women voters in the holy city of Qom south of Tehran on May 19, 2017 (AFP Photo/Ali SHAIGAN)/ Tehran (AFP) - Iran's polls finally closed after Friday's election was extended to cope with the large numbers turning out to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani and his troubled efforts to rebuild international ties and kickstart the struggling economy. Rouhani, a 68-year-old moderate cleric who spearheaded a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has framed the vote as a choice between greater civil liberties and "extremism". But he has ...
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