Iran heads to presidential run-off

A reformist candidate will face the supreme leader’s protégé in a run-off after they topped the poll but both failed to secure a majority in the first round of snap presidential elections

 
FIRST ROUND RESULT

Historic low turnout of 40% of 61.5 million eligible voters


44.36%
10,415,991 votes

Masoud Pezeshkian
Former heart surgeon and health minister.
Says actions of morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women, are “immoral”. 
Promises to lift sanctions by restoring 2015 nuclear deal with world powers

 
40.35%
9,473,298 votes

Saeed Jalili
Former nuclear negotiator and head of Iran’s top security body.
Promises to bring inflation down to single digits and fight corruption and mismanagement.
Advocates harsher stance against the West and its allies


Sources: Reuters, ISNA 
Pictures: Getty Images 
© GRAPHIC NEWS