Iran Presidential Vote Heads to Runoff After Record Low Turnout

Former health minister will vie with ex-nuclear negotiator
Latest vote count shows record low turnout of about 40%

WATCH: A July 5 runoff between a reformist candidate and an anti-Western hardliner seem the most likely outcome.Source: Bloomberg

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By Arsalan Shahla

June 29, 2024 at 12:37 AM UTC

Updated on

June 29, 2024 at 9:18 AM UTC

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Iran’s snap presidential election will go to a runoff on July 5, pitting a reformist against an anti-Western hardliner, after a record-low voter turnout failed to yield an outright winner.

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old former health minister and heart surgeon, was in the lead according to the latest vote count, announced Iranian state TV on Saturday, ahead of 58-year-old former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili.