In a message on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh congratulated the “brotherly and friendly” nation of Nicaragua on behalf of the Iranian people and government on their “repeated show and practice of democracy and their peaceful election”, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.
He also expressed hope that the result of the vote will bring about further growth and progress to Nicaragua.
Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council said early on Monday that with roughly half the ballots counted, a preliminary tally gave President Daniel Ortega about 75 percent of the votes in the presidential election.