DUBAI: Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on Jul 5 after neither of the top candidates secured more than 50 per cent of votes in Friday's (Jun 28) polls, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The
Top candidates Saeed Jalili and Massoud Pezeshkian will face off in Iran 's run-off presidential election on Jul 5, 2024. DUBAI: Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on Jul 5 after neither of the top candidates secured more than 50 per cent of votes in Friday's polls, the interior ministry said on Saturday.came down to a tight race between the sole moderate in a field of four candidates and the supreme leader's hardline protege.
With more than 24 million votes counted moderate lawmaker Massoud Pezeshkian led with over 10 million votes ahead of hardline diplomat Saeed Jalili with over 9.4 million votes, according to provisional results released by the ministry. Power in Iran ultimately lies with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, so the result will not herald any major policy shift on Iran's nuclear programme or its support for militia groups across the Middle East.
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