The big story here is the low turnout figure of just 40 percent, said FRANCE 24 journalist Andrew Hilliar, reporting from Tehran, Iran. It was the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and a big blow to Iran’s clerical rulers, especially to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had insisted on the need of the people to come and vote, added Hilliar.
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