These two were the candidates with the most votes in the first round, but they did not reach the 50% plus one needed to achieve victory. Therefore, on July 5, the Iranian presidency will be at stake.
The conservative one Jalili said and the reformist Masud Pezeshkian they will play the games Iranian presidency in a second roundon July 5 next, which will be decisive.
These two were the candidates with the most votes in the first round, but they did not reach the 50% plus one needed to achieve victory. The also conservative Mohamad Bagher Ghalibaf finished in third place.
After 24.5 million votes were counted, the final count gave Pezeshkian 10.4 million votes, compared to Jalili’s 9.4.
Low involvement
The Iranian Republic has the lowest electoral turnout since 1979.
And the thing is, according to data from the country’s electoral commission, only 40% of voters went to the polls.
Source: EITB
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