Reformist Pezeshkian unexpectedly wins first round in Iranian election

Irish Times

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More than 60% of voters cast no ballot in the race that saw reformist Masoud Pezeshkian best Saeed Jalili, who competed alongside two other hard-liners.
Newsmax
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Jalili was narrowly beaten in Friday's first round vote by moderate Massoud Pezeshkian but the two men will now face a run-off election on July 5, since Pezeshkian did not secure the majority of 50% plus one vote of ballots cast needed to win outright.
The Gazette
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In his first post-election remarks, Pezeshkian thanked his supporters and urged them to vote again next July 5 "to save the country from poverty, lies, discrimination and injustice."
Hürriyet Daily News
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More than 24 million votes were cast in the election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi.
Voice Of America

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