Presidential elections in Iran: who makes it to the second round

Presidential elections in Iran: who makes it to the second round Dmitry Usik

Results of the first round of elections in Iran/Collage 24 Channel

On Friday, June 28, the first round of elections was held in Iran post of president. The names of the candidates who will advance to the second round are already known.

As Iranian election headquarters spokesman Mohsen Eslami said, the votes in the first round of elections were divided between Masoud Pezeshkian and Said Jalili. The second round is scheduled for July 5.

Results of the first round in Iran

On Saturday, June 29, Iran completed the counting of votes at 58,640 polling stations throughout the country and 344 abroad.

The results of the 14th presidential elections in Iran indicate about the intense struggle between Pezeshkian and Dzhalili. After 24.5 million votes were counted, Pezeshkian won with 10.4 million votes. Jalili, in turn, received slightly less – almost 9.5 million. – just over 200 thousand.

According to Iranian electoral law, a second round between the two leading candidates is held on the first Friday after the results are announced if neither receives 50%+1 votes .

Recall that the former President of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, was involved in a plane crash in the north-west of the country on May 19. He died as a result of the helicopter crash. There were 9 people on board, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Governor General of East Azerbaijan Province Malek Rahmati. Read everything that is known about the disaster in the material of Channel 24.