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Iran presidential election : What do we know about Ebrahim Raisi ?

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Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi has been elected Iran's new president with more than 61.95 percent of the vote, Interior Minister Aboldreza Rahmani Fazli announced on Saturday. Voter turnout was estimated at 48.8%, the lowest ever recorded for a presidential election after reformists called for a boycott. What do we know about Ebrahim Raisi ? FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor, Douglas Herbert, tells us more.

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