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Last voters in Tehran were seen lining up to cast their ballot as the Islamic Republic of Iran extended voting deadlines in certain polling centres until 2 AM local time (21:30 GMT) on Friday night.
The government announced that balloting was extended until the early hours of Saturday due to what they characterised as 'crowding' in several areas. However reports cite largely deserted polling places, with a turnout purportedly appearing to be far lower than in Iran's last presidential election in 2017.
One Tehran resident, Hamidreza Ghameshloo, said, "In my opinion, people should at least come and participate in the elections so that the one who deserves would win. Otherwise, if the turnout is low, the one who does not deserve it will become president this term, same as the previous terms."
Iran's presidential election took place on 18 June, with votes currently being counted.
Presidential candidates include Expediency Discernment Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei Mirqaed, Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, parliamentarian Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh, and former Central Bank of Iran governor Abdolnaser Hemmati.
Opinion polls have suggested that Raisi, a close ally of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is the favourite to win.
The 13th presidential election is held simultaneously with the sixth round of city and village councils' elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament's by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.
Iran: Last Tehran locals cast ballots as voting ends in country's presidential election
Last voters in Tehran were seen lining up to cast their ballot as the Islamic Republic of Iran extended voting deadlines in certain polling centres until 2 AM local time (21:30 GMT) on Friday night.
The government announced that balloting was extended until the early hours of Saturday due to what they characterised as 'crowding' in several areas. However reports cite largely deserted polling places, with a turnout purportedly appearing to be far lower than in Iran's last presidential election in 2017.
One Tehran resident, Hamidreza Ghameshloo, said, "In my opinion, people should at least come and participate in the elections so that the one who deserves would win. Otherwise, if the turnout is low, the one who does not deserve it will become president this term, same as the previous terms."
Iran's presidential election took place on 18 June, with votes currently being counted.
Presidential candidates include Expediency Discernment Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei Mirqaed, Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, parliamentarian Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh, and former Central Bank of Iran governor Abdolnaser Hemmati.
Opinion polls have suggested that Raisi, a close ally of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is the favourite to win.
The 13th presidential election is held simultaneously with the sixth round of city and village councils' elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament's by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.
No Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV
Last voters in Tehran were seen lining up to cast their ballot as the Islamic Republic of Iran extended voting deadlines in certain polling centres until 2 AM local time (21:30 GMT) on Friday night.
The government announced that balloting was extended until the early hours of Saturday due to what they characterised as 'crowding' in several areas. However reports cite largely deserted polling places, with a turnout purportedly appearing to be far lower than in Iran's last presidential election in 2017.
One Tehran resident, Hamidreza Ghameshloo, said, "In my opinion, people should at least come and participate in the elections so that the one who deserves would win. Otherwise, if the turnout is low, the one who does not deserve it will become president this term, same as the previous terms."
Iran's presidential election took place on 18 June, with votes currently being counted.
Presidential candidates include Expediency Discernment Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei Mirqaed, Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, parliamentarian Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh, and former Central Bank of Iran governor Abdolnaser Hemmati.
Opinion polls have suggested that Raisi, a close ally of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is the favourite to win.
The 13th presidential election is held simultaneously with the sixth round of city and village councils' elections, the first mid-term for the 11th parliament's by-election, and the second mid-term for the fifth Assembly of Experts election.