Iran Presidential election 2024: Pezeshkian vs Jalili in Run-off

The second round of voting in Iran’s presidential election began on Friday morning, the 5th of June.

Shortly after polls opened, Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, cast his vote.

In this round, Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili are competing against each other.

In the first round held last Friday, over 60% of eligible voters abstained from casting their ballots.

According to official statistics released by Iran’s Ministry of Interior...