Christian Leader: Results of Iran’s Election to Reduce Regional Crises

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Head of the Catholicate of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I felicitated the Iranian nation on the election of Hassan Rouhani, and believed results will decrease regional crises.

The head of the Holy Sea of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church delivered a message to Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Gadanfar Roknabadi describing the high turnout in Iran's elections as a unique event in the world.

He believed this showed the system in Iran is a purely democratic one based on the votes of people.

Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar announced Saturday evening that from a total number of 36,704,156 ballots cast in Iran's 11th presidential election on Friday June 14, Rouhani won 18,613,329 votes while his main rival Mohammad Qalibaf could secure only 6,077,292 votes.

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