Masud Pezeshkian, an ethnic Azerbaijani and a reformist candidate, won the presidential election in Iran.

The second round of presidential elections in Iran ended with the victory of Masoud Pezeshkian, representative of the reformist bloc. Masud Pezeshkian

In the second round of the election, he won over his opponent, conservative Said Jalili.

Mohsin Eslami, the official representative of the election headquarters of the Islamic Republic, informed about this.

According to updated data, 49.8 percent of voters voted in the election.

According to the results of processing 100% of the ballots, Pezeshkiyan received 16.384 million votes - 53.6% of the total votes. 13.538 million people voted for Jalili - 44.3%.

For information, Masud Pezeshkian was born on September 29, 1954 in the West Azerbaijan Astana (province) of Iran in an ethnic Azerbaijani family. He is known as a cardiologist and reformer-politician. In 2016-2020, he was the first deputy speaker of the parliament, in 2001-2005, he was the minister of health and medical education in the government of Mohammad Khatami.

While other candidates' positions align with Raisi's policies, Pezeshkian occasionally criticizes officials, advocates for better relations with the United States, and advocates for women's freedom, including the hijab.