Rowhani supporters celebrate after he is declared election winner

Описание: (15 Jun 2013) SHOTLIST
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1. Mid of supporters of reformist-backed president elect Hasan Rowhani marching
2. Top shot of women marching and clapping
3. Top shot of crowd marching and singing
4. People carrying a purple scarf (colour of Rowhani's campaign)
5. Top shot of crowd singing
6. Mid of banner, reading (Farsi) "I'm happy they read my vote"
7. Police walking among crowd
8. People carrying pictures of Rowhani and former reformist presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
9. Mid of crowd, cars and bikes
STORYLINE
Hundreds of supporters of Hasan Rowhani marched towards his campaign office in central Tehran on Saturday after the moderate cleric was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote.
Rowhani gained support among many reform-minded Iranians who were looking to claw back some ground after years of crackdowns.
The powerful showing by the former nuclear negotiator allowed him to avoid a two-person runoff and demonstrated the strength of opposition sentiment even in a system that is gamed against it.
The ruling clerics barred from the race reform candidates seen as too prominent, allowing a list of hopefuls who were mainly staunch loyalists of the supreme leader.
But the opposition settled on Rowhani as the least objectionable of the bunch, making him the de facto reform candidate.
While Iran's presidential elections offer a window into the political pecking orders and security grip inside the country, particularly since the chaos from a disputed outcome in 2009, they lack the drama of truly high stakes as the country's ruling clerics and their military guardians remain the ultimate powers.
Security forces also are in firm control after waves of arrests and relentless pressures since the last presidential election in 2009, which unleashed massive protests over claims the outcome was rigged to keep the combative Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power for a second and final term.
He is barred from seeking a third consecutive run.
However the last-moment surge around Rowhani injected some excitement in the race.
Rowhani won with 50.7 percent of the more than 36 (m) million votes cast, the Interior Ministry reported, well ahead of Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf with about 16.5 percent.
Hard-line nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili came in third with 11.3 percent followed by conservative Mohsen Rezaei with 10.6 percent.

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