Candidates address decreased voter turnout in first presidential debate before runoff
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Candidates address decreased voter turnout in first presidential debate before runoff
TEHRAN – The two candidates competing in the July 5 presidential runoff, Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian, have acknowledged the decline in voter participation for the first round of the snap presidential election, a decrease of 10% from the 50% turnout seen in 2021.