By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) – Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rohani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday. The vote is unlikely to radically alter ties between Tehran and the West, but if Rohani wins he has indicated he would pursue a less confrontational foreign policy than current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and enact a "civil rights charter" at home. With more than 5.2 million votes counted from the 50 million electorate, Rohani had 52. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/moderate-cleric-rohani-leads-early-iran-election-results-041815947.html

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