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Iran has chosen Massoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, as its new president. Pezeshkian defeated his conservative rival Saeed Jalili, securing 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The election came after no candidate secured a majority in the first round on June 28th, which saw a historically low voter turnout of just 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This run-off vote was called following the death of Iran’s previous president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May along with seven others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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