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Early presidential elections in Iran were held on 28 June and 5 July 2024 [1] following the death of incumbent president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on 19 May. [2]Four candidates contested the first round of the election, in which Masoud Pezeshkian won 44%, Saeed Jalili won 40%, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf won 14% and Mostafa Pourmohammadi won less than 1% of the vote.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, Iranian state news agency Press TV reported Saturday citing the country’s election headquarters, beating his ...
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranians voted for a new president on Friday following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the ...
As of 2024, then-President Ebrahim Raisi and Khamenei's son Mojtaba had been considered frontrunners for the position. Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in May 2024 cut short his potential candidacy. [9] [10] In November 2024 government leaker Abbas Palizdar said Khamenei's son has quit seminary to succeed his father. [11]
Iran has two candidates set to face off on Friday’s runoff presidential election. One is Saeed Jalili, 58, who served as Iran’s top nuclear negotiator under former President Mahmoud ...
The procedures for presidential election and all other elections in Iran are outlined by the supreme leader. [13] The president of Iran is elected for a four-year term in a national election by universal adult suffrage by everyone of at least 18 years of age. [26] Presidents can only be reelected once if in a consecutive manner. [27]
Iran OKs 6 candidates for presidential race, but again blocks Ahmadinejad. June 9, 2024 at 12:35 PM. ... ran in the 2021 presidential elections and came in last with just under 1 million votes.
Ali Khamenei, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mohammad Khatami, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hassan Rouhani were each elected president for two terms. Ebrahim Raisi was the eighth president, serving from his election in 2021 until his death on May 19, 2024 leaving the office occupied in an acting capacity by First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber.