Iran Extends Presidential Voting Hours Citing Big Turnout -- Voice of America
Millions of Iranians are voting Friday to choose a new president and officials have extended voting hours twice in response to what they describe as a large turnout.
Iran's state run news agencies said the polls would stay open an additional three hours with the possibility of additional extensions.
Analysts say the high interest in the carefully orchestrated campaign may be due to the candidacy of moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani. Iran's former nuclear negotiator picked up the endorsements of leading reformists.
Former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, another reformist leader, has also urged his supporters not to boycott the election.
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