As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away
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The New York Times - Top stories
Iran Voters Face Stark Choice in Competitive Presidential Runoff
For the first time in years, the outcome is difficult to predict, and could be decided by how many people end their boycotts and participate in the vote.Iran -
CBS News - Top stories
Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential runoff election
Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole moderate candidate running for president in Iran, has won the nation's runoff election, defeating a hardline candidate.Iran -
ABC News - World
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff, besting hard-liner Jalili
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s runoff presidential election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili -
CNBC - Business
Iran elects reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in presidential runoff vote
The 69-year-old former minister will serve for four years as the head of government for the Islamic Republic, and faces no shortage of challenges.Iran -
ABC News - World
Polls close in Iran's runoff presidential election between hard-liner Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian
Polls close in Iran's runoff presidential election between hard-liner Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian -
NBC News - Top stories
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili. -
The New York Times - World
4 Takeaways From Iran’s Presidential Runoff
The victory of the reformist candidate, Masoud Pezeshkian, is expected to bring change, but to what extent is still an open question.Iran -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian goes into Iran's presidential-election runoff with a slight edge against conservative Saeed Jalili as they vie to succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi.
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian goes into Iran’s presidential-election runoff with a slight edge against conservative Saeed Jalili as they vie to succeed the late Ebrahim Raisi. -
BBC News - Top stories
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian elected Iran's president
The former heart surgeon has beaten his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili.Iran -
ABC News - World
Iran holds runoff presidential vote between hard-liner and reformist
Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and ...Iran -
ABC News - Top stories
Polls open in Iran run-off presidential election
Polls opened Friday in Iran for the run-off presidential election as none of the four candidates won more than 50% of the votes in the first round on June 28.Iran -
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Moderate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential election
Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran's Shiite theocracy in his campaign and long has held Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the final arbiter of all matters of state in the country.Iran -
Financial Times - World
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election
Successor to Raisi seeks to ease social restrictions and re-engage with west to secure sanctions reliefIran -
The Guardian - World
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election
Victory reflects deep dissatisfaction with direction of country and could bring greater cooperation with west. The reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has pulled off a stunning victory in the Iranian presidential runoff, reflecting deep dissatisfaction ...Iran -
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The New York Times - World
Masoud Pezeshkian Wins Iran’s Presidential Election
Masoud Pezeshkian, a cardiac surgeon and relative moderate in the ruling establishment, defeated an ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator in a runoff.Iran -
ABC News - World
Ahead of Iran's presidential runoff, a floated rise in gasoline prices may spark new protests
Comments suggesting that Iran's reformist presidential candidate could increase government-set gasoline prices have raised fears of a repeat of nationwide protests -
ABC News - World
Iran opens presidential runoff between hard-liner Jalili and reformist Pezeshkian after record-low first round turnout
Iran opens presidential runoff between hard-liner Jalili and reformist Pezeshkian after record-low first round turnoutIran -
NBC News - Top stories
Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
Iranians began voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month.Iran -
ABC News - World
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian's lead widens against hard-liner Saeed Jalili in presidential runoff, state TV reports
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian's lead widens against hard-liner Saeed Jalili in presidential runoff, state TV reportsIran -
ABC News - World
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and lawmaker promising outreach to the West, wins presidential runoff
Iran reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and lawmaker promising outreach to the West, wins presidential runoffIran -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Iran's Voters Elect Their First Reformist President in Two Decades
Fear of a hard-line alternative drove higher turnout for a candidate who pledged to rein in the morality police and resume nuclear talks.Iran -
The Guardian - World
French voters face choice of least worst option in high-stakes election
Scramble to build ‘republican front’ against first-placed far right leaves many weighing difficult decisions. At a market in Meyzieu, a small commune on the outskirts of Lyon, Kheira Vermorel eyed a box filled with potatoes, wondering if the ...France -
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US says Iran's presidential election was 'not free or fair' and won't 'lead to fundamental change in Iran’s direction'
US says Iran's presidential election was 'not free or fair' and won't 'lead to fundamental change in Iran’s direction'Iran -
ABC News - World
The Latest | Polls open in Iran runoff election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
Iranians are voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country’s northwest along with the foreign minister and several other officialsIran -
The New York Times - Top stories
Iran’s Presidential Candidates: Who Are They?
Two candidates face off in Iran’s runoff election on Friday after neither secured enough votes to win in the first round. Here’s what you need to know about their positions and background.Iran -
ABC News - World
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian leads in initial results from Iran’s presidential election, state TV reports
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian leads in initial results from Iran’s presidential election, state TV reports -
The Wall Street Journal - World
China Reopened to Foreign Students. Americans Are Staying Away.
There were more than 11,000 U.S. students in China before the pandemic. Now there may be fewer than 1,000.China -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Biden defiantly rejected calls for him to withdraw from the presidential race, insisting to supporters and prime-time television viewers that he was Democrats' best shot to defeat Trump.
Biden defiantly rejected calls for him to withdraw from the presidential race, insisting to supporters and prime-time television viewers that he was Democrats’ best shot to defeat Trump.Joe Biden -
The Guardian - World
‘Once in a lifetime event’: rare chance to see explosion on dwarf star 3,000 light years away
T Coronae Borealis, or the Blaze Star, was last seen in 1946 and will be visible again some time between now and September. Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIn what is being called a “once-in-a-lifetime ... -
NBC News - Politics
British PM Rishi Sunak faces likely defeat as voters head to polls
British voters are heading to the polls for the country’s first parliamentary election in five years and are widely expected to usher out over a decade of Conservative Party power. Current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing challengers for the ...United Kingdom -
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Biden vows to stay in presidential race as he seeks to reassure allies
"Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can and as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running. I'm the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one's pushing me out," the president told campaign staffers.Joe Biden -
The Guardian - World
France to deploy 30,000 police after election runoff amid fears of violence
Move comes after attacks on government spokesperson and RN candidate in buildup to Sunday’s poll. Europe live – latest updatesAbout 30,000 police will be deployed across France on Sunday night amid fears of violence after the final results of a ... -
NBC News - Top stories
Rising French far right vies for power in runoff elections
France heads to the polls Sunday for the second round of parliamentary elections that will reveal how much power an ascendant far right has secured in the nation’s next government. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Iran's Election Features a Reformer, a Hardliner and a Crisis
The presidential election runoff presents a stark choice between an anti-Western hard-liner and a reformist.Iran -
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The Wall Street Journal - World
2024 Presidential, Senate and House Election Forecasts
A look at the latest forecasts for Democrats and Republicans, based on combined ratings from three nonpartisan political analysts. -
BBC News - Top stories
Voters to head to polls for UK general election
Polls will open at 07:00 on Thursday as millions prepare to cast their vote in the general election.United Kingdom -
CBS News - Top stories
Voters sound off on inflation ahead of 2024 election
Many Americans say for the last couple of years, their finances either haven't changed or have gotten worse, according to CBS News polling. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto spoke with George Fleur, a landscaper ...