Raisi was announced on Saturday as the winner of the June 18 presidential election in Iran, scoring 17,926,345 votes. Raisi obtained 17,926,345 votes out of the total 28,933,004 ballots, being elected as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Shortly after the early results were out, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged the president-elect and those elected as village and city councilors in Friday’s nationwide elections to take the chance to serve the Iranian nation.
In a message, published as the results of Friday elections were out, Ayatollah Khamenei also hailed the massive turnout of people.
*** The president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in a message congratulated Raisi’s election in the recent presidential elections.
On behalf of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian Authority, Abbas in his message to Ebrahim Raisi, congratulated Iran's President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi in the presidential election.
Abbas emphasized the strong will of the Palestinian Authority to strengthen cooperation in the interests of the two countries and the two brotherly nation.
*** The president of Belarus message for Raisi
The president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko after the announcement on Saturday for Ebrahim Raisi as the winner of the June 18 presidential election in Iran, congratulated him on his victory in the Iranian presidential election.
I am sure that your management experience will be a good support in this tenure, he added.
*** Latin America Leaders
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel, and President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega in separate messages congratulate Iran's President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi.
We will continue to work together to build peace and strengthen bilateral cooperation, Maduro tweeted.
*** Former Vice President of Iraq
Iraq's Secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party and former Vice President of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki too in a message offered congratulations to Iran's President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi.
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