Tehran, Iran, May 30
By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Hassan Rouhani will be sworn in as Iran’s new president on August 6, MP Mohammad Javad Abtahi told IRIB news agency May 30.
Rouhani won a landslide election on May 19 with over 23 million votes against his right-wing rival, who garnered 15 million votes, to stay in office for a second term.
Downing inflation from over 40 to about 6 percent as well as his world-class nuclear deal with six powers are part of Rouhani’s first administration legacy.