(Islamic Republic of Iran) Mohammad Khatami wins election

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Islamic Republic of Iran استقلال، آزادی، جمهوری اسلامی Independence, freedom, the Islamic Republic ​

General Election 1995​ The results for the 1995 General election are in! Mohammed Khatami has won the general election with an overwhelming 72% victory. Khatami will be sworn in as the fifth President of the Islamic Republic shortly.​ ​ Crowds erupt in Tehran supporting the new President. Khatami was especially popular among Iranians aged 18-35 with a 98% majority. It has been 16 years since the Islamic Revolution, since then the nation has been torn by war with Iraq which ended in 1988. Khatami brings new hope for Iran. He ran on a platform of reform and successfully found common ground with the hardline conservatives and the liberals. ​ Khatami said in his commencement " The Iranian nation draws on its past to contemplate a better tomorrow while defying reactionary tendencies and, backed by principles and ideals rooted in its religious, national, historical and revolutionary heritage, and benefiting from positive achievements of contemporary civilization, marches, through trial and error, towards a promising future. The Islamic Revolution of the Iranian people was a revolt of reason against coercion and suppression. Certainly, a revolution which resorted to logic in the phase of destruction is much better disposed to resort to dialogue and reason in the phase of construction. Hence, it calls for a dialogue among civilizations and cultures instead of a clash between them. To the people of Iran, I promise you we will efficiently invest in sectors that will directly be of benefit to you. It is time to harvest our potential and strengthen our nation. Our people and nation have the potential to be a global superpower. The revolution did not end in 1979, it is still alive today." The statement was met with widespread support. The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said " The future is bright. The vision of the Islamic Revolution is in effect. Let it be known that there is no force that will stop the progress and development of Iran. Iran fears none but Allah."