Ebrahim Raisi hailed as Iran’s new president

The hardline head of the Iranian judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, has been congratulated by his three main rivals on his victory in the country's presidential election after preliminary results showed he had secured 17.8m votes, a huge 14.5m more than his nearest rival Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi hailed as Iran’s new president ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/19/iran-presidential-election-result-raisi-hemmati Iran’s president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi, is hardliner linked with mass executions ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/19/irans-president-elect-ebrahim-raisi-is-hardliner-linked-with-mass-executions The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram/guardian

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