{"id":88813,"date":"2024-07-06T03:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T03:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/reformist-masoud-pezeshkian-elected-as-irans-new-president\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T03:57:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T03:57:01","slug":"reformist-masoud-pezeshkian-elected-as-irans-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/06\/reformist-masoud-pezeshkian-elected-as-irans-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iran&#8217;s new president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/07\/1920x1080\/skynews-iran-president_6619253.jpg?20240706044924&amp;fit=1920,1080&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iran&#8217;s new president\" title=\"Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected as Iran&#8217;s new president\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran&#8217;s new president, beating hardline conservative Saeed Jalili.<\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s interior ministry confirmed Mr Pezeshkian&#8217;s victory on Saturday, saying he had gained the &#8220;majority of the votes cast&#8221; the day before.<\/p>\n<p>He managed to beat his rival Mr Jalili, after promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country&#8217;s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Videos on social media showed supporters of Mr Pezeshkian dancing in streets in many cities and towns across the country and motorists honking car horns to cheer his victory.<\/p>\n<p>The run-off election followed the first round of the election on 28 June which saw a historically low turnout, when over 60% of Iranian voters abstained.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Pezeshkian has been chosen as a successor to former president <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/ebrahim-raisi-11167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ebrahim Raisi<\/a> <\/strong>who was<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/iran-declares-five-days-of-mourning-for-president-as-us-says-he-has-blood-on-his-hands-13139669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed in a helicopter crash<\/a><\/strong> in May.<\/p>\n<p><em>This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please refresh the page for the fullest version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can receive breaking news alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the <a href=\"https:\/\/qrcode.skynews.com\/skynews\/appdownload\"><strong>Sky News app<\/strong><\/a>. 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