Tehran Aug 3 (IANS) Iran s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday endorsed a second term for Hassan Rouhani as the country s President.
In a ceremony broadcast live on state television Khamenei gave his official approval for Rouhani reports Xinhua news agency.
Rouhani won a landslide victory on May 19 by garnering 57 per cent of the ballots.
His conservative rival Ebrahim Raisi came second with 38.5 per cent.
Rouhani s key political achievement during the past four years in office was signing a nuclear deal with six major world powers -- UK China France Germany Russia and the US -- which put an end to a decade-long dispute over the country s nuclear programme.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in July 2015 and was implemented in January 2016.
Rouhani will take oath in parliament on Saturday.
--IANS
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