Reformist candidate Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election
Reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s presidential runoff election on Saturday, defeating hardline candidate Saeed Jalili on a pledge to work with the West and ease enforcement of the country’s compulsory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests that have squeezed the country. Pezeshkian campaigned on the issue, promising no radical changes to Iran’s […]
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian extends lead in presidential election count | Iran
As vote counting continues in Iran’s presidential runoff election, reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian opened up a lead of more than 2 million votes over hardline candidate Saeed Jalili early Saturday. Supporters of Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker, took to the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn, celebrating his widening lead over […]
Iran to vote in runoff presidential election between hard-line former negotiator and reformist lawmaker
Iranians voted in the presidential runoff election between hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and reformist lawmaker and heart surgeon Massoud Pezeshkian. The first round saw the lowest voter turnout ever for an Iranian election. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on national affairs, but who wins the presidential election could determine […]