There will be a second round: none of the Iranian presidential candidates received 50% of the votes in the first round

It became known that early presidential elections in Iran will not be limited to one round.

The second round will take place. It is scheduled for July 5th.

The fact is that it was not possible to identify the winner ahead of schedule: none of the participants in the first round managed to get more than 50 percent of the votes.

According to Iranian law, in such a situation it is necessary to conduct another round of voting.

Due to the fact that none of the candidates was able to obtain a majority of votes, according to the law, a second round of elections will be held, – MIA provides a translated quote from a statement by Mohsen Eslami, representing the Iranian election commission.

Results of the first round of Iranian presidential elections

The voting took place yesterday, June 28. Iranian voters had the opportunity to cast their votes from 08:00 to 00:30 Belarusian time.

According to information provided in Iranian media, more than 24.5 million ballots have been processed.

The winner of the first round was reformist Masoud Pezeshkian (44 percent of the votes). In second place is conservative Said Jalili (40 percent of the vote).

These two people, apparently, will become participants in the second round of elections.

Death of Ebrahim Raisi

Let us remind you that early presidential elections are being held in Iran due to the fact that Ebrahim Raisi recently passed away.

The eighth president of Iran died on May 19 in a helicopter crash.

Previously, the world witnessed.