Early projections of the results are expected by Saturday morning and official results by Sunday. Tehran: Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, … Read more
Only six candidates from over 80 hopefuls survived screening by the hardline Guardian Council. Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on June 28 following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Only six candidates from over 80 hopefuls survived screening by the hardline Guardian Council, … Read more
Only six candidates from over 80 hopefuls survived screening by the hardline Guardian Council. Iranians will choose between mostly hardline candidates in an early presidential election on June 28 following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Only six candidates from over 80 hopefuls survived screening by the hardline Guardian Council, … Read more