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Graphic zeigt das Ergebnis der ersten Runde sowie Profil der beiden Kandidaten für die Präsidentschaftsstichwahl.
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Iran bereitet sich auf Stichwahl vor

By Jordi Bou

July 5, 2024 - Der Reformer Kandidat tritt gegen den Protégé des Obersten Führers in der Stichwahl an, da beide zwar Stimmenmehrheit erreichten, aber in der ersten Runde keiner über 50% der Stimmen erhielt.

The anti-Western views of Saeed Jalili, Iran’s former uncompromising nuclear negotiator, offer a contrast to those of Masoud Pezeshkian. Analysts said Jalili’s win would signal the possibility of an even more antagonistic turn in the Islamic Republic's foreign and domestic policy, Reuters reports.

But a victory for mild-mannered lawmaker Pezeshkian might help ease tensions with the West, improve chances of economic reform, social liberalisation and political pluralism.

Though there are 61.5 million eligible voters in Iran, only around 40% turned out to vote in the first round – the fewest since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Pezeshkian could benefit if turnout is higher during the second round on July 5.

This is only the second time since the 1979 revolution that a presidential election has gone to a second round.

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PUBLISHED: 02/07/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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