Iran to Decide: Run-off Presidential Election Set for July 5

Iran is set to hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 as no candidate secured the required 50% of votes in the initial round. Moderate Massoud Pezeshkian received 10.4 million votes, while hardline Saeed Jalili got 9.4 million votes. The Interior Ministry announced the need for a second vote.

Iran will hold a run-off presidential election on July 5 as no candidate secured the required 50% of votes, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

Low-key moderate Massoud Pezeshkian got 10,415,991 million of the 24,535,185 million votes counted, while his hardline rival Saeed Jalili got 9,473,298 million, according to a ministry spokesperson. (dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; Editing by Andrew Heavens)