Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins snap presidential election • FRANCE 24 English



Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins snap presidential election • FRANCE 24 English

after more than 30 million votes were counted in Iran’s runoff elections the results were in Mr M pan is introduced as the elected president in the 14th presidential election of the Islamic Republic of Iran reformist candidate massud peshan a heart surgeon and lowprofile moderate claimed over 16 million votes emerging Victorious over the ultra conservative s Jal who garnered some 13.5 million in his first address as president-elect peshan thanked his supporters for showing up with love and said he would extend the hand of friendship to everyone peshan is said to represent the dreams of millions of Iranians for those wanting more social freedoms he has opposed heavy policing that enforces mandatory headscarves for women and amid heightened Regional tensions in the Middle East and a nuclear standoff with the West he has advocated for more pragmatic foreign policy to ease Rel a St contrast from Jal who is known for his Hardline stance and anti-western position the election was called early after the Unexpected death of Ibrahim reesi in a helicopter crash in May however those hoping for significant change from R’s Ultra conservative government may have to temper their optimism as ultimately under Iran’s dual system of clerical and Republican rule it’s the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali hamai who has the final say what for more

Iran’s reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won the runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, receiving over 16 million votes compared to Jalili’s 13 million, the interior ministry announced on Saturday. The election was called early following the death of ultraconservative president Ebrahim Raisi, and took place amidst heightened regional tensions and domestic discontent.
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29 comments
  1. Congratulations and best wishes to the people of Iran. Would love to visit your country once international relations improve.

  2. He was already choosen by our brutal leader. He is not the president of iran, he is the president of islamic republic, actually he is the best of islamic republic not iranians. 8 years with this government-elected puppet and Trump, huh. God should help us

  3. I’m Iranian, and although this may sound “good”, believe me, Nothing will change, because the president has hardly any power, the supreme leader makes all the decisions

  4. President selected is historical
    Iran pass through will be no change to lran foren police if the res wold power hope of new president of lran change system of lran leadership because lran has is own system of lran leadership from president to low meeker power of lran is on low meeker president is on foren policecs when came to low meeker are different things

    Iran president has is own voice limit into the nation this old man who elected as the lran president this are amatoller Khomeini histrionically revolution from British leadership into lran during that time agre that comment wether you don't believe in my comment but that is reality underground no change in lran foren police

  5. impressive election . unlike the west , you chose trump or biden that nobody wants ,
    then macron and la pen , and UK here are the wrost , it had four unelected presidents , damn!

  6. Turn out has been much less than the figures reported. This is nothing to celebrate.
    He doesn’t dare make any changes otherwise he will be off on a helicopter. He is more conservative than the hardliners. Another puppet in a suit this time. Expect more of the same……

  7. Muslims are one believe, Fallowers of one Prophet Muhammed PBUH, one religion ISLAAM, one and only one Allah.
    The efforts you apply to divide Muslims. Muslims unit with greater bond.

  8. #Fraud_in_the_Election_Circus

    Given the numerous videos from polling stations that are either empty or sparsely populated—hundreds of videos despite Iran's weak internet infrastructure, which surely prevented many individuals from uploading their footage—my question is: how did 49% of the population participate in the elections?! Even if we accept their statistics, Masoud Pezeshkian, with 18.6% of the vote from the entire population of Iran (not just from the participants, as the announced percentage is based on the participants in the elections, not the entire population), received less than one-fifth of the votes. This means four-fifths of the country's population did not support him. How can he claim the right to make decisions for the entire population and declare himself the President of Iran?! Let's not remain silent in the face of oppression and fraud. Let’s raise awareness and trend the hashtag #Fraud_in_the_Election_Circus.

    #Fraud_in_the_Election_Circus

  9. As an iranian , i wish we had a guy like Gorbachev, a man like him is 1 in a million , a beautiful flower in the middle of dark decayed authoritarians

  10. The leader of Iran is sure that President Trump will win in the United States with a high number of votes, that's why he has moved from radical movements to moderate movements and reformists. As an Iranian, I consider the new president to be a complete coward without a plan and without a goal. Long live Trump, who is the only American president who understands the language of the Ayatollahs well, financial facilities should not be in the hands of the Islamic Republic. If Biden's procedure continues, in addition to the war between Hamas and Israel, we will see more wars between Russia and Ukraine. I hope the American people will not deception the Democrats and President Trump will lead America and the world properly again.

  11. This is bad news for the EU. Remember, EU Commissar of Foreign Affairs and Communist Frederica Mogherini supported the Iranian suppression of women by making a deal with the totalitarian regime. Now the women of Iran (and some men) has REJECTED this policy in a clear way and EU is exposed for what it is: anti-Christian, anti-European, pro-totalitarian, pro-sharia, pro-sex slave marriage for 11 year old girls, pro-suppression of women, pro-Islamic occupation of Europe, pro co-operation with totalitarian regimes (also Zimbabwe and CCP China).

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