With the 40% turnout in the first round of Iran’s presidential election, Pezeshkian will face Jalili in a runoff on July 5.
According to the Ministry of Interior website, Pezeshkian led with 42.5% of the votes (10.41 million votes), followed by Jalili with 38.6% (9.47 million votes.). Out of 60 million eligible voters, 24 million cast their ballots, resulting in a 40% turnout. Ghalibaf and Pour Mohammadi received 3.4 million and 206 thousand votes accordingly.
None of the four candidates secured more than 50% of the vote in Friday’s election, prompting a second round on July 5.