Iranians vote in presidential election marred by disqualification row

Friday, 18 June 2021Newsdesk

Iranians are voting to elect a new president, with all but one of the four candidates regarded as hardliners.

New Delhi, 18 June 2021

As per news report of BBC, opinion polls suggest Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative Shia cleric who heads the judiciary, is the clear favourite.Ebrahim Raisi is an ally of Iran's supreme leader and has been touted as a future possible successor.Dissidents and some reformists have called for a boycott, saying the barring of several contenders left Mr Raisi with no serious competition.Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his vote early on Friday morning in Tehran and encouraged people to go the polls.

Source -BBC