Iranian Presidential Election

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian defeated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's protege Saeed Jalili in the Iranian presidential election runoff, promising modest reforms but limited power. He won by 16.3 million votes to Jalili's 13.5 million. Pezeshkian's victory was celebrated by his supporters, despite concerns about the regime's involvement in the election.

Iranian Presidential Election 2024

Iran faces low voter turnout in presidential election, with over 1 million ballots rejected. Public anger simmers over economic woes and crackdown on dissent. Hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in lead position for a runoff against reformist Masoud Pezeshkian.