Who is Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran's new president-elect?
President can't order major policy shift on N-programme or support for militia groups, as Khamenei calls shots
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President can't order major policy shift on N-programme or support for militia groups, as Khamenei calls shots
According to official count, Pezeshkian obtained 53.7% of votes, or 16.3m. Jalili received 44.3%, or 13.5m
Run-off follows June 28 ballot with historic low turnout, when over 60% of voters abstained from snap election
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Over 14m votes counted so far, Massoud Pezeshkian wins over 5.9m, challenger Saeed Jalili over 5.5m
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