Centrist Masoud Pezeshkian has clinched victory at Iran’s Presidential Election run-off against hardline conservative Saeed Jalili, the Interior Ministry announces.
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| Masoud Pezeshkian. Photo: Majid Asgaripour | Via Reuters via cnbc.com |
An official count of votes placed Pezeshkian as the winner with 16.3m ballots to Jalili’s 13.5m.
As made known via official figures, Voter turnout in the second round stood at 49.8%.
Originally, the election was scheduled for 2025, however, was brought forward following the demise of President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
