and massoud pezeshkian is one of those.ign policy as far as relations with the world, talking to the world, not fighting everyone, not sort of having conflict with everyone, with our neighbours, as he says. and as he says, critical of the social and cultural policies including the morality police. as he says, the way women and girls are being treated on the street, which is also a reference to the death in custody of mahsa amini nearly two years ago. the turnout for this preliminary round was not very high, the lowest since 1979. there seems to be a big movement to boycott this election. do you think people might come off the sidelines if they have a chance to vote for somebody who they see as a reformist? well, the islamic republic is dealing with very high voter apathy for obvious reasons, with a lot of grievances that the state is not responding. they've also closed the space for what were relatively competitive elections in the past by eliminating and disqualifying reformist and moderate candidates, and reallyjust givin

you said you were surprised that massoud pezeshkian did as well as he did.mean in iran? i've heard he is someone who's actually spoken out against the against the way the regime has treated some of those protesters seen in recent years. yes, if we look at what is allowed within the system, the regime of the islamic republic, what's considered legal opposition, these reformist factions within the regime or the relative moderates have different economic, political, social and cultural policies and views when it comes to the comparison with the hardliners. and obviously the conservatives. they're seen as the more liberal faction within the islamic republic. and massoud pezeshkian is one of those without the economic policies he promotes, foreign policy, as far as relations with the world, talking to the world, not fighting everyone, not sort of having conflict with everyone, with our neighbours, as he says, and as he says, critical of the social and cultural policies including the morality police. as he says, the way women and girls are being treated on the str

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massoud pezeshkian, a former health minister in the reformist administration, the reformist presidentr of parliament, it was a surprise even that he was allowed to run for the that he was qualified for the election as a sole reformist candidate. the expectation was nobody would be able to run for that he essentially brought this upset result, the surprise result and is leading. he is not the winner, not the president yet. they have to go to a runoff, but he came out with the highest number of votes. in an election as you said with the lowest voter turnout for the you said you are surprised that massoud pezeshkian did as well as he did. he seen as a reformist what does that actually mean in iran? i've heard he is someone who's actually spoken out against the against the way the regime has treated some of those protesters seen in recent years. if we look at what is allowed within the system, the regime of the islamic republic, what's considered legal opposition, these reformist factions within the regime or the relative moderates have different economic, political, social and cultural p

the reformist massoud pezeshkian, a heart surgeon, won the highest number of votes.line rivals, saeed jalili, came second, after taking an early lead. the election was called after the death of ultra—conservative president ebrahim raisi in a helicopter crash last month. the four candidates were all vetted by an influential committee of clerics before they could stand. turnout was about a0%, according to an interior ministry count, the lowest on record since the 1979 revolution. raising questions about the legitimacy of iran�*s system of government. let�*s talk to siavash mehdi—ardalan from bbc persian. so we now know that there will be a run—off on friday. what does that mean, how will that take place? well, the second round of elections always traditionally will be held a week later. as it stands, now, from the 24 week later. as it stands, now, from the 2a million votes that have been counted, 10.5 million went to the heart surgeon, and 9.5 to the far right candidate, saeed jalili, and 3 million to the second to the right candidate which will be the kingmaker becaus

reformist candidate massoud pezeshkian is a former heart surgeon and health minister.to iran's ruling clerics but supports ties with the west, as well as economic reform. he's also said the actions of iran's morality police, who enforce strict dress codes on women, are "immoral". among the conservatives candidates is hardliner saeed jalili. he is a former secretary of iran's supreme national security council and nuclear negotiator. he served for four years in ayatolla khamenei's office. jalili has been opposed to iran's 2015 nuclear deal and is mistrustful of striking deals with the west. let's speak to rouzbeh parsi in stockholm. he is head of the middle east programme at the swedish institute of international affairs. thank you forjoining us. we talked a lot about turnout on people taking a lot about turnout on people taking a political stance. how much of an issueis a political stance. how much of an issue is that for the legitimacy of this election? the issue is that for the legitimacy of this election?— issue is that for the legitimacy of this election? the suprem

iran will hold a run—off election after hardline candidate saeed jalili and rival massoud pezeshkian,l race. the second round is set for 5th july. and coldplay opened with their hit song yellow as they burst onto the pyramid stage for a record fifth headline set at glastonbury. their appearance follows pop star dua lipa's dazzling performance on friday night. now on bbc news...newscast: electioncast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it's adam, and i'm not in the newscast studio because i'm making a flying visit to glasgow. it's paddy in the newscast studio, and i've just seen professor sir john curtice in reception. it's all starting! hello, it's laura in the studio, and i am here. hello and welcome to newscast. newscast is the bbc�*s daily news podcast, which you can listen to on bbc sounds. but every week we're popping up here on radio four. normally we're live at 11:00, but this is sort of pretend live, because we're actually recording it at 9:00 because laura is quite busy doing... uh, well, a programme tomorrow, a big programme with some

iran will hold a run—off election after hardline candidate saeed jalili and rival massoud pezeshkian,d coldplay are gearing up ready for a record fifth headline set at glastonbury, after pop star dua lipa raised the roof off the pyramid stage with her performance on friday. as we near polling day in the uk general election, let's take a closer look at one of the issues that has dominated among the parties — immigration. stopping the boats has been a major theme of the debates, with party leaders clashing over how it should be achieved. it's an issue that's particularly hard to ignore in dover, where people who've risked their lives to cross the channel in the boats, are brought to shore. our correspondent simon jones has this report. the channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. there are no constituencies at sea, this stretch of water is not home to any voters, but what happens here has become a key election battleground because of the issue of small boats. fisherman matt coker regularly sees firsthand what's happening. the last one, i think i see had about 70 or 80 people on board

there are four candidates, including one considered a moderate — the reformist, massoud pezeshkian.inst the ruling regime, calling the election a sham. par—ham ghobadi, from bbc persian, sent us this update from the iranian embassy in london. you can hear them probably right now, chanting slogans and shouting. a minute ago, a fight broke out here between the protesters and a person who cast his ballot at the iranian consulate here in kensington in london. so they've gathered here from early morning. they are shouting and chanting slogans against those iranians who are going inside the building to cast their vote. there's huge... you can see there again, chanting slogans right now, and it shows that one person is going inside the building. however, there's huge police presence here. they're trying to accompany those who leave the building for — to leave the premises here. and the situation has been extremely tense. 0ne some arrest has been made. we saw a person who was arrested earlier. he threw some paint, uh, at the embassies at the council. its, uh, buildings. they've hired a van

a run—off vote this coming friday, after the hardline candidate saeed jalili and his rival massoud pezeshkianjority in the country's presidential election. the vote is to replace president ebrahim raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. siavash ardalan from bbc persian — explained the differnces between the two remaining candidates. one is a reformist. what does that mean in the islamic republic is it does not mean he wants to change the entire political he is a loyalist, he once was still certain reforms. he believes that the biggest issues facing iran other us sanctions which have been devastated the country's economy for years now. this hard—line ultraconservative politician who's always had ambitions to become president, he is as far right as you can get in irianian iranians politics. he doesn't even believe that the sanctions are an issue, he thinks they are a blessing and an opportunity for iran to exploit its domestic potential through alliances with china and russia to become a powerhouse on its own terms. to become a very strong actor. he thinks he can pull this off s

a run—off vote this coming friday, after the hardline candidate saeed jalili and his rival massoud pezeshkianed to secure a majority in the country's presidential election. the vote is to replace president ebrahim raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash last month. let's speak to dr shahram kholdi — history and politics of waterloo in ontario. when it comes to elections, they are calling this a circus. is this low turnout a lack of belief in what the selection stands for?— selection stands for? yes, absolutely _ selection stands for? yes, absolutely right. - selection stands for? yes, absolutely right. as - selection stands for? yes, i absolutely right. as opposed selection stands for? yes, - absolutely right. as opposed to selection stands for? lei: absolutely right. as opposed to what some of the ecologists of some of the regime, especially experts that are based in iran would have tried to depict this from a"circus" as it has been in a social media as some sort of fatigue of the people that if there is of the government. i would say that government and widespread corruption has been re

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the run—off contenders are the reformist massoud pezeshkian, a heart surgeon, who won the largest numberattack in russia damaged infrastructure, a shop and residential buildings. there's been more activity in that area in recent days. we will have more than that when we have more coming into us. it's the second full day of the glastonbury festival — and two hundred thousand people are expected to attend over the weekend. on friday night, global superstar dua lipa headlined the pyramid stage. the grammy and brit award—winning singer described it as a "dream come true". today, cyndi lauper performed on the famous stage — having just announced her farewell tour after more than a0 years of hits. and later coldplay will make glastonbury history — becoming the first act to headline five times. and viewers in the uk can find coverage from glastonbury across the bbc. our news reporter emily brown, is at the festival. she told us about all about the fun she — and everyone lucky enough to get a ticket — is having. it was dua lipa's first headlining, and everyone was on their feet. she kept telling