Hassan Rouhani leads Iranian presidential elections with 55 percent of votes

Details added (first version was published on 07:09) Iran, Tehran, June 15 / Trend, T.Jafarov/ Morning on Saturday, Iranian presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani leads the votes with 55 percent. Based on the ballots counted, Rohani is leading the race with 2,720,144 votes. If Rouhani keeps up this percentage, election won't go to the run-off. If no other candidate receives 50 plus percent of votes in the first round, a runoff will be held on 21 June. Iran's Interior Ministry said that so far 5,378,714 votes from more than 58764 polling stations have been counted. Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf comes in next with 953,389 votes of the vote. Principlist candidate Saeed Jalili is in third place with 679,524 votes. Independent candidate Mohsen Rezaee and principlist Ali Akbar Velayati come in fourth and fifth place with 15 and 8 percent of the votes, respectively. Independent candidate Mohammad Gharazi comes in last with one percent of the vote. The 11th presidential elections have officially started yesterday in Iran. Over 50 million Iranians were eligible to take part in Friday's polls. Due to high amount of people willing to leave their votes for the candidates, the time of the elections was extended several times, before the final closure of the polls. The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election. The Guardian Council has vetted the candidates for qualifications. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az