Published: 18:02, June 29, 2024
Iran's presidential election enters runoff, spokesperson says
By Xinhua
A woman fills out her ballot during the Iranian presidential election in a polling station at the shrine of Saint Saleh in northern Tehran, Iran, June 28, 2024. (PHOTO / AP)

TEHRAN - Iran's 14th presidential election on Saturday entered a runoff vote, with former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian and former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili leading in the first round but no one gets minimum threshold of 50 percent of votes, Iran's Election Headquarters Spokesperson Mohsen Eslami said.

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The spokesperson said turnout of the voting stands at 40 percent.