TEHRAN (Dispatches) – President-elect Hassan Rohani here on Saturday hailed the massive participation of people in the 11th presidential election as a “turning point” in the country’s recent history.

In an address to a conference attended by the managers of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Rohani said the Iranian nation created a political epic in the June 14 election.

“Undoubtedly, this golden page will not only remain in the memory of the Iranian nation, but also go down in history,” he added.

The president-elect stated that the vast majority of people voted for moderation, prudence, negation of extremism, law abidance and transparency, stressing that the next administration should take action based on these views.

He emphasized that the next administration is, therefore, duty-bound to safeguard the rights of the Iranian people and pursue the path of moderation.

“Moderation will not be possible without compliance with the law. Moderation will not be possible without transparency and without establishing a two-sided contact between the administration and the people,” Rohani noted.

He added that the presidential election put an end to “all ambiguities and doubts” not only about the election process, but also the legitimacy of the Islamic establishment.

Rohani noted that all political parties and groups, all the people, and the world countries should listen to the messages of the June election and respect them.

"People chose a new path ... People said in this election: We want change," Rohani said. "The best language of the people is the ballot box. The people's vote is very obvious. There is no ambiguity."

The Iranian president-elect won Iran's presidential election of June 14, which was marked by a high voter turnout, winning 50.7% of a total of over 36 million ballots counted.

In his remarks, Rohani underlined the importance of “moderation” in all arenas, including foreign policy.

He urged interaction and dialogue with other countries on an equal footing, based on mutual respect and one another’s interests, based on the bilateral removal of tensions, and in order to build mutual trust.

“This will be done while paying heed to all the rights of the Iranian nation and the entire national will and national dignity… and with the support of the people and the guidelines of Leader of the Islamic Revolution (Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei), God willing,” he said.

He added that Iran is currently facing a “special situation” which the country should put behind.

The president-elect also said he would appoint ministers from across its political spectrum as Iranian voters had chosen a path of moderation.

"The future government must operate in the framework of moderation ...(and it) must avoid extremism, and this message is for everyone," Rohani, a former chief nuclear negotiator, said in a speech carried live on national television.

"The next cabinet will be trans-factional ... This government is not obligated to any party or faction, and will work to choose the most qualified people from all sides and factions, under conditions of moderation and temperance."

Rohani also urged moderation in Iranian policies towards the rest of the world and called for a balance between "realism" and pursuing the ideals of the Islamic Republic.

"Moderation in foreign policy is neither submission nor antagonism, neither passivity nor confrontation. Moderation is effective and constructive interaction with the world," he said.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a major regional power or the biggest regional power..., must play its role and for this we need moderation."

Tehran is at loggerheads with Western powers on a range of foreign policy issues including its nuclear program.

Rohani, who will take office in early August, said he was dedicated to "mutual relaxation of tensions" with other states.

The president-elect has vowed that he will seek to have the economic sanctions against Iran lifted and work with world powers to settle the nuclear issue through active diplomacy and dialogue.

Rohani also said that the ruling system needs to allow more freedom for Iran's relatively young population.

"Happiness is people's right," he said. "I thank police for increasing the threshold of their tolerance." He was referring to wild street celebrations after he was declared winner of the election.

"We should talk to girls and boys in the same way we talk to our own children. People's dignity must be preserved. Humiliating people is not acceptable but giving (polite) notice (of a morality offense) is fine," Rohani said.