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The first round of presidential elections took place in Iran, with two candidates advancing to the next stage – liberal Masoud Pezeshkian and conservative Saeed Jalili, according to IRNA. Preliminary results show Pezeshkian received 10.4 million votes (42.5%), while Jalili garnered 9.5 million (38.6%). More than 24.5 million votes have been counted nationwide. Iranian state authorities noted a record-low turnout. Two other candidates have been eliminated from the race – conservative parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (who received 3.83 million votes) and former Minister of Justice and…

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