Turnout Surge Could Propel Masoud Pezeshkian to Victory in Iran’s Presidential Run-off
Tehran, Iran – A high-stakes run-off election looms in Iran following a snap presidential election that saw reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili leading the pack but falling short of a majority. The latest election recorded a historic low turnout as only 40 percent of the over 61 million eligible Iranian voters cast their ballots, marking the lowest participation rate in presidential elections since the 1979 revolution. In the final count, moderate candidate Pezeshkian …