Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout

Iran heads to presidential run-off on July 5 amid record low turnout

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The snap presidential election in Iran is heading into a run-off next week after reformist-backed Masoud Pezeshkian and hardliner Saeed Jalili emerged at the top but failed to secure a majority in a vote with a record-low turnout.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from the capital Tehran.

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