Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday hailed the Iranian nation for the massive turnout in the presidential race, stressing that the Iranian people are the real winner in the elections.

“The winner of the yesterday’s elections, is you, the Iranian people, and the Islamic establishment, which has managed to win the increasing trust of this big nation despite the enemies’ plot and effort,” the Leader said on Saturday.

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani won a resounding re-election victory on Saturday, scoring 57 percent of the votes.

Out of over 56 million Iranians who were eligible to vote, over 40 millions took part in the event, a huge 73 percent turnout on Friday which forced authorities to extend polling by several hours.

Source: Iranian media