Middle East: Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist; AP explains

Iranians voted Friday in a runoff presidential election between a hard-line former nuclear negotiator and a reformist lawmaker.Both candidates have tried to convince a sceptical public to cast ballots after years of economic woes and mass protests roiling the Islamic Republic.The race between hard-liner Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and long-time member of parliament, comes after a first round of voting saw the lowest turnout ever for an Iranian election, leaving turnout Friday a major question.(AP)

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