Unsurprisingly, ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raissi was elected president of the Islamic Republic in the first round on Friday, but with the lowest turnout since the regime's advent in 1979. Only 48.8% of Iranians voted, according to the official figure.
Faced with three candidates, after the elimination of his main reform opponents - and at the end of a lackluster campaign in a context of general discontent with the socio-economic crisis - the head of the Judicial Authority collected 61.95% votes.
The record abstention illustrates the distress of millions of Iranians, who do not expect much from their leaders, except for an improvement in their living conditions.
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