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Khamenei Protege, Sole Moderate Neck And Neck In Iran Presidential Race

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Khamenei Protege, Sole Moderate Neck And Neck In Iran Presidential Race

Presidential candidate Saeed Jalili votes at a polling station A low-key moderate and a protege of Iran’s supreme leader are neck-and-neck in the vote count in snap presidential elections marked by voter apathy over economic hardships and social restrictions. More than 14 million votes have been counted so far from Friday’s vote, of which the…

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Polls Open In Iran For Presidential Elections Post Ebrahim Raisi’s Death

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Polls Open In Iran For Presidential Elections Post Ebrahim Raisi’s Death

Early projections of the results are expected by Saturday morning and official results by Sunday. Tehran: Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian,…

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Iranians Split On Presidential Vote As Hardships Mount

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Iranians Split On Presidential Vote As Hardships Mount

With just a week remaining before a presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. Iranians head to the polls on June 28 to choose from six candidates — five conservatives and a relative reformist — to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash…

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