Iran Presidential candidates Masoud Pezeshkian (L) and Saeed JaliliUPDATE, JULY 3:The Supreme Leader has acknowledged the historic low turnout in the first round of Iran’s managed Presidential election last Friday. UPDATE 1115 GMT:Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili will contest the runoff to become Iran’s President. UPDATE 0651 GMT:In the latest vote count, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian maintains a lead over hardliner Saeed Jalili, with the two men comfortably heading to a run-off. UPDATE Latest results released by the Interior Ministry show that presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian is now ahead of three other candidates, with 8,302,577 votes. #IranVotes2024 pic.twitter.com/ycr9LVdtsz — Iran Election 2024 (@PressTVElection) June 29, 2024ORIGINAL ENTRY: In a surprise development, reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili are leading in the first round of Iran’s President election.
