The sole reformist in Iran’s presidential election, Masoud Pezeshkian, would face the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in a runoff, authorities said yesterday, following a vote marred by historically low turnout. Pezeshkian, 69, secured 42.4 percent of the vote, while Jalili, a 58-year-old former nuclear negotiator, finished second with 38.6 percent, Iranian Election Office spokesman Mohsen Eslami…
Reformist, conservative to face off in Iran election runoff
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