TEHRAN, July 6 — Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian today won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry...
Iran ’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian today won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, state media reported. — AFP picTEHRAN, July 6 — Iran ’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian today won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who wields ultimate authority, had called for a higher turnout in the runoff, emphasising the importance of the election.He said the first round turnout was lower than expected, but added that it was not an act “against the system”. The candidacy of Pezeshkian, a relative unknown until recently, has raised the hopes of Iran’s reformists after years of dominance by the conservative and ultraconservative camps
Jalili, 58, is Iran’s former nuclear negotiator who is widely recognised for his uncompromising anti-West stance.
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