Hassan Rowhani has been elected President of Iran following an unexpectedly convincing victory in the country’s national elections. Mr. Rowhani defeated five other candidates to record 50.7 percent of the vote in the first round and an overall majority. A cleric whose victory is seen favorably in the West, Mr. Rowhani campaigned on a promise to deliver tangible results in domestic and foreign policy through a pragmatic and conciliatory approach. The four hard-line conservative candidates understood to be favored by Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, performed poorly. Mr. Rowhani is not expected to change Iran's nuclear policies.