Ultraconservative Cleric Raisi Wins Iran Presidential Vote
THULQADA 10, 1442 AH SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2021 16 Pages Max 47º Min 29º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 18464 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net One killed, two injured in Global displacement from war, Newest Boeing 737 MAX As Cyberpunk reboots, can 3 Shuwaikh warehouse fire 6 crises doubles in a decade: UN 8 makes first test flight 13 unloved games win extra life? Ultraconservative cleric Raisi wins Iran presidential vote Amir congratulates president-elect on victory • Turnout at record low TEHRAN: Ultraconservative cleric “I congratulate the people on their chose to stay away after the field of some Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner choice,” said outgoing moderate President 600 hopefuls including 40 women had yesterday of Iran’s presidential election, a Hassan Rouhani, who has served the maxi- been winnowed down to seven candidates, widely anticipated result after many politi- mum of two consecutive four-year terms all men, excluding an ex-president and a cal heavyweights were barred from run- and leaves office in August. Raisi, 60, is set former parliament speaker. ning. Raisi won just shy of 62 percent of the to take over at a critical time, as Iran seeks Three of the vetted candidates dropped vote in Friday’s election, according to offi- to salvage its tattered nuclear deal with out two days before Friday’s vote. Populist cial figures, on a turnout of 48.8 percent, a major powers and free itself from punishing former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, record low for a presidential poll in the US sanctions that have driven a sharp eco- one of those barred from running by the Islamic republic.
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