FILE PHOTO: A poster of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili is seen on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 25, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
DUBAI(Reuters) - Saeed Jalili, a zealous ideologue loyal to Iran's supreme leader, plans to resolve the country's social, political and economic ills by adhering rigidly to the hardline ideals of the 1979 Islamic Revolution if he wins the country's presidential election.
Jalili was narrowly beaten in Friday's first round vote by moderate Massoud Pezeshkian but the two men will now face a run-off election on July 5, since Pezeshkian did not secure the majority of 50% plus one vote of ballots cast needed to win outright.
