‘Ahmadi bye-bye": Hasan Rowhani’s election victory celebrated in streets of Tehran [pics]

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The streets of Tehran are reportedly packed with crowds after the announcement of Hasan Rowhani’s victory in the Iranian presidential election.

http://twitter.com/#!/sayahcnn/status/345960064642850816

http://twitter.com/#!/GEsfandiari/status/345937378780798976

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Eyewitnesses report the crowds are chanting “Ahmadi bye bye” as they celebrate the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s successor.

http://twitter.com/#!/sayahcnn/status/345952963929464833

http://twitter.com/#!/negarmortazavi/status/345948098138345472

http://twitter.com/#!/ANPour/status/345940126549041152

Update:

A photo of men and women dancing is circulating.

http://twitter.com/#!/rzbh/status/345991292414726145

But Iran is still a theocracy with hard-line ruling clerics wielding the power. And despite Rowhani’s efforts to style himself as a reformer, the new boss has the Supreme Leader’s blessing and is likely to be more or less the same as the old boss.

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‘Ahmadi bye-bye": Hasan Rowhani’s election victory celebrated in streets of Tehran [pics]