Reformist partners also secured surprise gains in parliament in early results that could accelerate the country’s emergence from years of isolationIranian president,Hassan Rouhani, earned an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results from elections that could accelerate the Islamic Republic’s emergence from years of isolation. While gains by moderates and reformists in Friday’s polls were most evident in the capital, and Tehran,the sheer scale of the advances there suggests a legislature more friendly to the pragmatist Rouhani has emerged as a distinct opportunity. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com