Iran's snap presidential election is set for a second round on Friday as a reformist and conservative hardliner vie to succeed Ebrahim Raisi amidst a backdrop of unprecedented voter apathy.
Following the initial round where none of the four candidates garnered over 50% of the vote on June 28, reformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili emerged as the top two contenders, with Pezeshkian holding a 3.9 percentage point lead.
