Tehran Mayor mahmoud Ahmadinejad is assured of victory in Iran's presidential runoff, the Interior Ministry said Saturday as ballots counting entered its final stages.

According to the latest figures, Ahmadinejad has won 61.5 percent of ballots cast.

His rival Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is trailing far behind with 35.9 percent.

The decisive runoff in Iran's ninth presidential election ended late on Friday night. Some 46.8 million people were eligible to vote, with a 47 percent turnout, or around 22 millions of eligible voters.

Source: Xinhua