Pezeshkian and Jalili in neck and neck fight as Iran counts votes

Saeed Jalili in leading followed by Massoud Pezeshkian in initial results even as no candidate is so far having a cleared threshold for an outright win / Photo: Reuters

Earlier unofficial preliminary figures from Iran's election showed Pezeshkian, the pro-reform candidate, leading with 42.6 percent of the votes, while his opponent, Jalili, followed closely with 38.8 percent of the ballot. A spokesperson for Iran's election headquarters, Mohsen Eslami, said the process concluded at midnight local time.

Four candidates — Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Jalili, Pezeshkian and Mostafa Pourmohammadi — are vying for the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Outside the country, the Foreign Ministry designated 344 overseas polling stations for Iranians to exercise their franchise, except in Canada, which did not allow it.

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