Polls open with Iranians to give verdict on Rouhani
Iranians queue to vote in an election seen as a verdict on the rule of President Hassan Rouhan (AFP Photo/Behrouz MEHRI)/ Tehran (AFP) - Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up to the world and efforts to rebuild the stagnant economy. He faces stiff competition from hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi, 56, who has positioned himself as a defender of the poor and called for a much tougher line with the West. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his ballot just ...
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