٠٠:٠٣:٢٩Tehran residents on Saturday expressed their views on Iran's 2024 presidential election to choose a successor to Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month.
"According to the speeches of the supreme leader of Iran, we should not rely too much on foreigners, but he has announced that we should not cut ties with the world," said Mohsen Shariati, a Tehran resident. "We need a person who can fulfil this coordination and balance, to maintain our authority, which I believe should be achieved, and to establish our connection with [the world]".
The Guardian Council approved six candidates for the presidential race, five of them conservatives. However, two conservatives, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani, withdrew before the election.
The remaining conservative candidates are Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Mostafa Pourhossein, as well as a reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian.
"Foreign policy has a great impact on the number of votes and winning candidates," said Masoumeh Daghdar, a Tehran Resident. "The wider and better our foreign relations are and the more we communicate with the world, the more successful we are going to be. We should not be limited to our own country, we need the foreign [countries]".
"I hope that whoever wins will do actual work for the future, society, and our children, and not say no, I can't, and such words when his problem is solved [being elected]," shared Dodangeh, another Tehran resident.
With more than 24.5 million votes counted, Pezeshkian had 10.41 million votes, or 42.45% of the total, while Jalili had 9.47 million votes, or 38.61% of the total.
The second round of the election is scheduled for 5 July. Under Iranian electoral law, a run-off election is held between the top two candidates if neither receives more than 50% of all votes cast, including blank ballots, in the first round.
The election was held a year ahead of schedule due to the 19 May helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six others in the northwestern mountains.
'Do actual work for the future' - Tehran residents share opinions as Iran's presidential election heads to run-off
Tehran residents on Saturday expressed their views on Iran's 2024 presidential election to choose a successor to Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month.
"According to the speeches of the supreme leader of Iran, we should not rely too much on foreigners, but he has announced that we should not cut ties with the world," said Mohsen Shariati, a Tehran resident. "We need a person who can fulfil this coordination and balance, to maintain our authority, which I believe should be achieved, and to establish our connection with [the world]".
The Guardian Council approved six candidates for the presidential race, five of them conservatives. However, two conservatives, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani, withdrew before the election.
The remaining conservative candidates are Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Mostafa Pourhossein, as well as a reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian.
"Foreign policy has a great impact on the number of votes and winning candidates," said Masoumeh Daghdar, a Tehran Resident. "The wider and better our foreign relations are and the more we communicate with the world, the more successful we are going to be. We should not be limited to our own country, we need the foreign [countries]".
"I hope that whoever wins will do actual work for the future, society, and our children, and not say no, I can't, and such words when his problem is solved [being elected]," shared Dodangeh, another Tehran resident.
With more than 24.5 million votes counted, Pezeshkian had 10.41 million votes, or 42.45% of the total, while Jalili had 9.47 million votes, or 38.61% of the total.
The second round of the election is scheduled for 5 July. Under Iranian electoral law, a run-off election is held between the top two candidates if neither receives more than 50% of all votes cast, including blank ballots, in the first round.
The election was held a year ahead of schedule due to the 19 May helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six others in the northwestern mountains.
Tehran residents on Saturday expressed their views on Iran's 2024 presidential election to choose a successor to Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month.
"According to the speeches of the supreme leader of Iran, we should not rely too much on foreigners, but he has announced that we should not cut ties with the world," said Mohsen Shariati, a Tehran resident. "We need a person who can fulfil this coordination and balance, to maintain our authority, which I believe should be achieved, and to establish our connection with [the world]".
The Guardian Council approved six candidates for the presidential race, five of them conservatives. However, two conservatives, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Alireza Zakani, withdrew before the election.
The remaining conservative candidates are Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Mostafa Pourhossein, as well as a reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian.
"Foreign policy has a great impact on the number of votes and winning candidates," said Masoumeh Daghdar, a Tehran Resident. "The wider and better our foreign relations are and the more we communicate with the world, the more successful we are going to be. We should not be limited to our own country, we need the foreign [countries]".
"I hope that whoever wins will do actual work for the future, society, and our children, and not say no, I can't, and such words when his problem is solved [being elected]," shared Dodangeh, another Tehran resident.
With more than 24.5 million votes counted, Pezeshkian had 10.41 million votes, or 42.45% of the total, while Jalili had 9.47 million votes, or 38.61% of the total.
The second round of the election is scheduled for 5 July. Under Iranian electoral law, a run-off election is held between the top two candidates if neither receives more than 50% of all votes cast, including blank ballots, in the first round.
The election was held a year ahead of schedule due to the 19 May helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six others in the northwestern mountains.