None of the candidates has obtained a sufficient majority in Iran, which is why the most voted will face each other again this Friday in the second round.
Reformists and Iranian hardliners will clash in the second round of the presidential elections of the country after the call brought forward due to the death of former president Raisí.
Ebrahim Raisi died in May in a helicopter crash in northern Irana reason that led the nation to advance the elections in which the candidate Pezeshkian took the lead in the first round, closely followed by Galilee.
They need more than 50% of the votes
To be proclaimed president, the candidate with the most votes must obtain more than 50% of the votes in the second round. This day will be held after the initial elections no candidate has obtained a majority absolute.
According to the electoral law of Iran, a candidate must obtain more than 50% of the votes cast to win. If this requirement is not met, the two candidates with the most votes They will face each other next week.
In the elections, which will take place on Friday, the reformist candidate will therefore face Masoud Pezeshkian and former hardline nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, current president of Parliament.
