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Presidential candidates and Iranian citizens were seen casting their ballots in Tehran on Friday during early presidential elections called after President Ebrahim Raisi died a helicopter crash last month.
Footage shows locals of all ages queuing outside the famous Hosseiniyeh Arshad Mosque and casting ballots. Presidential candidates, including Iran's Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, as well as Mustafa Pour-Mohammadi, Massoud Pezeshkian and Cultural and Social Advisor Mohammad Hosseini were also seen among voters.
"The people have come to the understanding that they elect whoever [candidate] is honest in his talk. By God's will, the one who fulfils his promises will get elected," said a voter Mohammad Reza Jalali.
According to authorities, 59,000 polling stations opened for 61 million eligible voters.
The Guardian Council approved six candidates to run in the presidential race, including five conservatives, two of whom, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani, withdrew their candidatures before the election. The three remaining conservative candidates are Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Mostafa Pourhossein, as well as a reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian.
The council also disqualified several prominent politicians including former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani.
If no candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the vote, a runoff will be held within a week between the top two candidates, according to Iranian law.
'Those who keep their promises get elected' - Iranian presidential candidates, citizens cast votes in election following Raisi's death
Presidential candidates and Iranian citizens were seen casting their ballots in Tehran on Friday during early presidential elections called after President Ebrahim Raisi died a helicopter crash last month.
Footage shows locals of all ages queuing outside the famous Hosseiniyeh Arshad Mosque and casting ballots. Presidential candidates, including Iran's Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, as well as Mustafa Pour-Mohammadi, Massoud Pezeshkian and Cultural and Social Advisor Mohammad Hosseini were also seen among voters.
"The people have come to the understanding that they elect whoever [candidate] is honest in his talk. By God's will, the one who fulfils his promises will get elected," said a voter Mohammad Reza Jalali.
According to authorities, 59,000 polling stations opened for 61 million eligible voters.
The Guardian Council approved six candidates to run in the presidential race, including five conservatives, two of whom, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani, withdrew their candidatures before the election. The three remaining conservative candidates are Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Mostafa Pourhossein, as well as a reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian.
The council also disqualified several prominent politicians including former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani.
If no candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the vote, a runoff will be held within a week between the top two candidates, according to Iranian law.
NO Access Israel Media / Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran / Strictly No Access BBC Persian / VOA Persian / Manoto TV / Iran International TV
Presidential candidates and Iranian citizens were seen casting their ballots in Tehran on Friday during early presidential elections called after President Ebrahim Raisi died a helicopter crash last month.
Footage shows locals of all ages queuing outside the famous Hosseiniyeh Arshad Mosque and casting ballots. Presidential candidates, including Iran's Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, as well as Mustafa Pour-Mohammadi, Massoud Pezeshkian and Cultural and Social Advisor Mohammad Hosseini were also seen among voters.
"The people have come to the understanding that they elect whoever [candidate] is honest in his talk. By God's will, the one who fulfils his promises will get elected," said a voter Mohammad Reza Jalali.
According to authorities, 59,000 polling stations opened for 61 million eligible voters.
The Guardian Council approved six candidates to run in the presidential race, including five conservatives, two of whom, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani, withdrew their candidatures before the election. The three remaining conservative candidates are Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and Mostafa Pourhossein, as well as a reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian.
The council also disqualified several prominent politicians including former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani.
If no candidate secures more than 50 per cent of the vote, a runoff will be held within a week between the top two candidates, according to Iranian law.