Reformist and hardliner head to run-off in Iran presidential election
According to the electoral authority of Iran, a run-off vote will determine the winner between two candidates: reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative hardliner Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian received around 42.5% of the vote and Jalili followed at 38.7%.
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- Published Date: 03:56 | 29 June 2024
- Modified Date: 04:38 | 29 June 2024
Pezeshkian received around 42.5% of the vote and Jalili followed at 38.7%. There were two other candidates in the race.
As none achieved an absolute majority, the run-off will take place on July 5.
Some 61 million voters in Iran were eligible to elect a successor to hardliner Ebrahim Raisi on Friday, after he died in a helicopter crash in May.
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