Iran election heads to runoff; turnout numbers in dispute

Electoral staff count ballots in Tehran, Iran, after voting ended in a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, June 29, 2024. (Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters) An Iranian woman votes at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, during a snap presidential election to choose a successor to Ebrahim Raisi following his death in a helicopter crash, June 28, 2024. (Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

None of the candidates for president proposed by the Iranian regime secured the necessary votes, the Ministry of Interior said Saturday. The top two vote-getters, Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, will advance to a runoff next Friday.