It's father's day weekend so I'll hold my own comments till Monday. Nor is the Rouhani (Rowhani, Ruhani, Rohani, etc.) first-round win the only weekend news, but it's the most surprising. Meanwhile, early takes from others:
Farideh Farhi, "Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course."
Shaul Bakhash for the Wilson Center, "Rouhani's Surprise Election."
Scott Peterson at CSM, "Hassan Rohani is Iran's Next President. What Will Change?."
By taking a moderate conservative stance Rouhani has opened himself up to domestic threats but opened up the possibility of forming many solid allies. It will be very interesting to see this unfold.
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