“And now, what do we do?” blared the front page headline of Le Parisien, a daily newspaper, as the shock of Sunday’s election results began to sink in. The day after a historic election, France awoke to final results that none of the polls had predicted. The left-wing coalition’s New Popular Front took the most…
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News Reformist candidate Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic. Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in his campaign and has…
0 31 0July 6, 2024 -
News 4 Takeaways From Iran’s Presidential Runoff
The victory of reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian in Iran’s presidential runoff signals a shift from the government of Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shiite Muslim cleric and the preceding president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Mr. Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old cardiac surgeon who served as a lawmaker in previous reformist governments and as…
0 31 0July 6, 2024 -
News Iran to vote in runoff presidential election between hard-line former negotiator and reformist lawmaker
Iranians voted in a presidential runoff between hard-liner Saeed Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator, and reformist lawmaker and heart surgeon Masoud Pezeshkian. The first round of voting saw the lowest turnout ever for an Iranian election. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is the final decision-maker on matters of state, but whichever man ends up winning…
0 26 0July 5, 2024 -
News Iran Voters Face Stark Choice in Competitive Presidential Runoff
One pledged he would confront Iran’s enemies, the other vowed to make peace with the world. One intends to double down on social restrictions, the other promises to ease stifling rules for young people and women. One identifies as an Islamic ideologue, the other as a pragmatic reformist. The race to become Iran’s next president…
0 35 0July 5, 2024 -
News Iran’s rare runoff presidential election sees historically low voter turnout
Iran is facing a runoff election with historically low voter turnout of 39.9% amid economic hardship and social unrest. More than 1 million ballots have been rejected across the Middle Eastern country. The runoff features Saeed Jalili, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator, and Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist heart surgeon. Over 20 years ago, Iran’s Supreme…
0 28 0July 2, 2024 -
News Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian Reaches Runoff in Iran’s Presidential Election
A reformist candidate critical of an Iranian law that requires women to wear head scarves will compete next week against a hard-line conservative in a runoff election for the country’s presidency, state media said on Saturday, following a special vote after the previous leader was killed last month in a helicopter crash. A second round…
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News Wayne Johnson wins Georgia’s 2nd congressional district Republican runoff
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News Brian Jack wins Georgia’s 3rd congressional district Republican runoff
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News McMaster-backed nurse practitioner advances to runoff in South Carolina GOP primary to succeed Rep. Duncan
Sheri Biggs, a nurse practitioner who won the backing of Gov. Henry McMaster, advanced to a runoff in the crowded race for the Republican nomination to replace outgoing GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan in South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District. Biggs was among seven Republicans in contention, but no true frontrunner emerged ahead of the primary. Biggs,…
0 49 0June 12, 2024