Iran: Polling for 14th Presidential election underway

Tehran: Voting for Iran's 14th presidential election began at 8 am local time on Friday, following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month, media reports said.

"We start the elections," for the country's 14th presidential election, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said in a televised address.

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei cast his ballot at a polling station in Tehran in the first minutes of voting in the snap presidential elections, a Mehr News Agency (MNA) report said.

Iranians are voting for their next president following the tragic helicopter crash of late President Ebrahim Raeisi.

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According to MNA reports, Iran's Election Headquarters has established over 58,000 polling stations nationwide. (with Agency inputs)

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