In reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran has found a new president over a month after President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash which necessitated snap elections. A cardiac surgeon and single dad who is seen as an advocate of greater freedoms for women in post-revolution Iran, Pezeshkian will now confront the challenge of navigating through his reformist policy agenda in a deeply conservative polity.

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Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday (July 6) won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, state media reported.

Iran delivers reformist verdict as cardiac surgeon Pezeshkian wins hearts in presidential elections

Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's sole reformist candidate in the snap presidential election, has emerged from relative obscurity to become the ninth president of the Islamic republic.

Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran's heart-specialist president is single dad who stood for Mahsa Amini

The Iran Presidential run-off has been a contest between a Reformist and a Hardliner. The final result will be announced on Saturday. Molly Gambhir telling you more.

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Iran is set to hold a runoff vote to elect a new leader on Friday, pitting a reformist who seeks dialogue with the West against a conservative hardliner.

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Polls opened in Iran on Friday (July 5) in a presidential runoff a week after the first round of presidential elections on June 28 that was made necessary after President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a plane crash a month ago.

Iran elections: Will cardiac surgeon Pezeshkian win hearts in runoff?

The voting for the presidential elections in Iran is currently underway, with citizens set to choose the successor of former president Ebrahim Raisi. Voting commenced on Friday (July 5) at 7 am local time and is expected to end at 6 pm, according to local media.

Iran’s Presidential run-off election: Pezeshkian vs Jalili, who will win?

Iran will proceed to a run-off election after neither hardline candidate Saeed Jalili nor reformist contender Massoud Pezeshkian secured a majority in the presidential race. Watch in for more details!

Iran's run-off elections on Friday, who will the poor turnout favour?

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Between Atlantic and Mediterranean, the global election summer is beginning to peak. This week, the corridors of power in Tehran, Washington D.C., London and Paris appeared in the middle of a flux that could reshape geo-economic dynamics of our increasingly polarised world.

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Iran announced Saturday it will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. This after, pro-reform presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian came first in vote counting but he is immediately followed by hardliner candidate Saeed Jalili. Watch in for more details!

Iran's presidential election heads to a runoff

With vote counting over in Iran, pro-reform presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian comes first but he is immediately followed by principlist candidate Saeed Jalili. Watch in for more details!

Iran Presidential Elections: Counting closes, Pezeshkian and Jalili head to run-off vote

Iran's sole reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili will advance to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in the presidential election, the interior ministry announced on Saturday (June 29).

Iran presidential election goes into runoff' between reformist Pezeshkian and hardliner Jalili

The verdict of the first presidential debate between US President Joe Biden and his predecessor-turned-challenger Donald Trump appears to be tilted in Trump's favour.

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The following are among the Irainian President's responsibilities, subject to oversight and approval by the Supreme Leader: Chairperson of the Cabinet and second in command (after the Supreme Leader) of the executive arm of government.

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At eight in the morning local time, leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casted his ballot at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Husseiniya in front of eager reporters and photographers. Ayatollah Khamenei prayed for the Iranian nation's brightest days and years in remarks made following the 14th presidential election.

The Guardian Council of Iran, a body of clerics and jurists ultimately subordinate to Khamenei, has not yet ratified a bill introduced by the country's parliament that could inflict 10-year prison sentences for violating the hijab. Only Pezeshkian, one of the presidential contenders, has criticized the hijab law thus far.

Iran votes amid tensions boiling over new hijab law

Voting starts in Iran's snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash.

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Iranians started voting on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the supreme leader, at a time of growing public frustration.

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The election coincides with escalating regional tension due to war between Israel and Iranian allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as increased Western pressure on Iran over its fast-advancing nuclear programme.

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Iran: Challenges ahead for Iran's President-elect, Pezeshkian vows to revive 2015 nuclear deal

Iran delivers reformist verdict as cardiac surgeon Pezeshkian wins hearts in presidential elections

Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran's heart-specialist president is single dad who stood for Mahsa Amini

Gravitas: Iran Presidential run-off: The contest between a Reformist and a Hardliner

Iran Elections: Run-off between ex-Health Minister Pezeshkian & Ex-Nuclear negotiator Jalili

Iran elections: Will cardiac surgeon Pezeshkian win hearts in runoff?

Iran’s Presidential run-off election: Pezeshkian vs Jalili, who will win?

Iran's run-off elections on Friday, who will the poor turnout favour?

Iran Presidential Elections: Pezeshkian vs Jalili - Who will succeed Ebrahim Raisi?

Iran Presidential Elections: How election outcome will impact women's rights in Iran

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Iran: Run-off elections after neither candidates secured majority

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Iran presidential election goes into runoff' between reformist Pezeshkian and hardliner Jalili

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Iran's Presidential Election 2024: Voting begins in snap presidential election after Raisi's death

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