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Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, an official said on Saturday, after an initial vote saw the top candidates not securing an outright win. The election this Friday will see reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian facing off against hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. The results were announced during a news conference, broadcasted on Iranian state television by Mohsen Eslami, an election spokesman. Pezeshkian took the lead receiving 10.4 million of the 24.5 million votes cast. While Jalili got 9.4 million, Parliamen…

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