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The stances of Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reflect the dualities of being a reformist politician within Iran’s Shiite theocracy
The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, has won the country's run-off presidential vote, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian’s lead over hard-liner Saeed Jalili has widened to over 2 million votes as counting continues in Iran’s presidential runoff election
Iranians have voted in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country’s northwest along with the foreign minister and several ot
Fear of a hard-line alternative drove higher turnout for a candidate who pledged to rein in the morality police and resume nuclear talks.
Iranians will vote in a run-off presidential election on Friday amid voter apathy and heightened regional tensions. The run-off follows a June 28 ballot with historic low turnout, when over 60% of Iranian voters abstained from the snap election for a successor to Ebrahim Raisi,
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his hardline rival in a pivotal vote at a time of tensions at home and abroad.
The low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pledged to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, is expected to win the run-off presidential vote on Friday, an Iranian source told Reuters.
Iran’s only reformist presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian established an early lead in the country’s runoff election against his staunchly anti-Western rival Saeed Jalili, according to initial results broadcast on Iranian state TV.
"This is the tightest presidential election the Islamic Republic has ever experienced," VoxNations' Amir Farmanesh told Newsweek.
Iranians voted on Friday in a run-off presidential election to choose between a low-key moderate and a hardliner close to the supreme leader at a time of growing public frustration, regional tensions and Western pressure.
Iran held a runoff presidential election pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker.
Polls opened Friday in Iran for the run-off presidential election as none of the four candidates won more than 50% of the votes in the first round on June 28.
Iranians voted on Friday in a run-off presidential election to choose between a low-key moderate and a hardliner close to the supreme leader at a time of growing public frustration, regional tensions and Western pressure.
Iran held a runoff presidential election on Friday that pitted a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker. Both men had struggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first round of voting that saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic's history.
Around 60% of Iran’s voters stayed away in the first round, disillusioned that their choice would make a meaningful difference. The regime has confounded decades of U.S. pressure by aligning itself with Russia and China and building alliances with regional militias,
Iranians voted on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at a time of regional tensions and a standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear programme.
The run-off takes place after no candidate secured a majority in the first round of the election on 28 June, which saw a historically low voter turnout of 40%. One of them Dr Massoud Pezeshkian, a former heart surgeon,
Masoud Pezeshkian, un cirujano cardiaco que estuvo en el Parlamento, es el presidente electo de Irán
Después del fallecimiento de Mahsa Amini en 2022, el legislador iraní Masoud Pezeshkian escribió que era “inaceptable en la república islámica arrestar a una chica por su hiyab y luego entregarle su cadáver a su familia”.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili.
Iran's president-elect, low-profile moderate Masoud Pezeshkian, carries the hopes of millions of Iranians seeking less restrictions on social freedoms and a more pragmatic foreign policy.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election after pledging to re-engage with the west to secure sanctions relief and to relax social restrictions in the Islamic republic.
In an election upset in Iran, the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocated for moderate policies at home and improved relations with the West, won the presidential runoff election, beating his hard-line rival,
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and lawmaker promising outreach to the West, wins presidential runoff
Iranians are now voting in a critical run-off presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. NBC News' Sahil Kapur has the latest with voters weighing in on their concerns and hopes for this election's results.
Iranians voted Friday in a runoff presidential election between a hard-line former nuclear negotiator and a reformist lawmaker.
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian's lead widens against hard-liner Saeed Jalili in presidential runoff, state TV reports
Voting got underway in Iran’s presidential runoff election between a hard-line former nuclear negotiator and a reformist lawmaker nearly two months after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi. Voters in Tehran spoke to an NBC News crew about what they hope to expect from Iran’s next president.
Iranians voted in a presidential runoff between hard-liner Saeed Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator, and reformist lawmaker and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian leads in initial results from Iran’s presidential election, state TV reports
The race between hard-line Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian comes after a first round of voting saw the lowest turnout ever for an Iranian election, leaving turnout Friday a major question.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, cast his vote as polls opened for a runoff presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy.
Polls close in Iran's runoff presidential election between hard-liner Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian
Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes,
Iran has two candidates set to face off on Friday’s runoff presidential election. One is Saeed Jalili, 58, who served as Iran’s top nuclear negotiator under former President M
Iran opens presidential runoff between hard-liner Jalili and reformist Pezeshkian after record-low first round turnout
For the first time in years, the outcome is difficult to predict, and could be decided by how many people end their boycotts and participate in the vote.
Pezeshkian and Jalili are on opposite ends of the political spectrum. Each candidate could lead Iran in a starkly different manner at a time when the country is grappling with delicate domestic and international problems.
Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist politician in favor of reviving the nuclear deal and improving relations with the West, was elected president of Iran in a runoff vote on Saturday, state TV reported.
Two candidates face off in Iran’s runoff election on Friday after neither secured enough votes to win in the first round. Here’s what you need to know about their positions and background.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's only reformist candidate in the latest presidential election, has risen from relative obscurity to become the ninth president of the Islamic republic.In the lead-up to the elections,
Iran's new president comes to power amid a time when tensions are high in the Middle East due to the Israel-Hamas war.
State TV shows polls closing in Iran's run-off presidential election:: Voting was extended twice due to "renewed requests" from polling stations, says the interior ministryVoting in past elections was often extended until as late as midnight.