Iranians Elect Rouhani as Next President

Iranians have elected Hassan Rouhani as their next President.

Beating out five other candidates, Rouhani took more than half of the votes, making him a clear winner.

Rouhani was the lone moderate candidate, making him the most palatable for Iranians who had felt their last election was stolen from them.

Going in, he had been considered the long shot, and there were times it was thought that the government would not let him run.

But he was not blocked from running was able to gain the support of moderates and reformists, handily winning him the election.

Of the six candidates he had been seen, by the west, as the best hope for renewing negotiations with Iran.

Now it will remain to be seen if Rouhani will be able to, or even actually try to, reform the country.