Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric with a brutal rights record, is set to be Iran's new president, preliminary results from controversial election show
Raisi, who is currently under US sanctions, emerged as the frontrunner after an election supervisory body barred all of his serious rivals from the race. Analysts described the vote as the country's most uncompetitive election since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979.With 90% of the ballots counted, voter turnout stood at around 48%, according to election officials.
The next government will have to confront an economic crisis exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, and calls for constitutional reform. Tehran is also currently locked in negotiations with the United States about how to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.Read MoreRaisi, a close associate of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has played a leading role for decades in the prosecution of political prisoners in Iran.
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