TEHRAN – The Interior Ministry’s election headquarters on Saturday issued a statement calling on people not to create heavy traffic congestion in streets to cheer Hassan Rouhani’s victory in the May 19 presidential election.

In case the campaign headquarters of the president-elect wish to hold any ceremony downtown, they should ask for permission, the statement read, ISNA reported.

People started pouring into the streets across Iran celebrating Rouhani’s victory on Saturday afternoon. Streets were not cleared until well after midnight in some big cities like Tehran.

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