Amman: Iran heads to a runoff presidential election after neither of the two main candidates failed to garner more than 50 percent of the votes, according to preliminary results. After a ballot with a 40 percent turnout, one of the lowest in the country's history, lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian and former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, who received the most votes, will face off in a second round on July 5, according to the election committee. Pezeshkian led with 42.5% of the votes, followed by Jalili with 38.6%, according to the state news agency IRNA. Source: Jordan News Agency
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