Hardliner faces reformist in Iran presidential run-off
Dr Massoud Pezeshkian (left) heads off against Saeed Jalili (right)/ Voters will elect a new Iranian president on Friday as a hardline conservative goes head-to-head with a reformist. The run-off takes place after no candidate secured a majority in the on 28 June, which saw a historically low voter turnout of 40%. One of them Dr Massoud Pezeshkian, a former heart surgeon, is critical of Iran’s notorious morality police - but his rival Saeed Jalili favours the status quo. The election was called after Iran’s previous president Ebrahim Raisi ...
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