By bne Tehran bureau Masoud Pezeshkian has been voted as the ninth president of Iran’s Islamic Republic, according to initial reports by media close to the opposing Jalili campaign on July 6. Raja News, a channel closely aligned with conservative candidate Saeed Jalili, has reported that Pezeshkian has secured approximately 16mn votes, whilst Jalili trails with roughly 13mn. The Entekhab news website, citing analysis of voting patterns and field reports, suggests that voter turnout for the second round is hovering around 50% ‘Based on an examination of each candidate’s strongholds, we project …
