Reformist leader Masoud Pezeshkian elected President of Iran

Reformist leader Masoud Pezeshkian elected President of Iran

Saturday, July 6, 2024

Reformist leader Masoud Pezeshkian has won the presidential election in Iran. He has defeated hardline leader Saeed Jalili.

According to the election results, out of the three crore votes counted so far, Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian has got 53.3 percent votes while Jalili has got 44.3 percent votes.

No candidate got majority in the first round of voting on 28 June 2024. During that time, the lowest ever voting in Iran was 40 percent.

Former President Ibrahim Raisi of Iran died in a helicopter crash in May 2024 while holding the presidency.

Ibrahim Raisi was returning after inaugurating a dam in East Azerbaijan province when his helicopter crashed. Nine people, including the President and the Foreign Minister, have died in this accident.

After that elections were held for a new President in Iran.