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Reformist, ultraconservative lead Iran presidential vote

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Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [AFP]

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are leading in Iran's presidential election, according to early results on Saturday from the Interior Ministry.

According to the latest count, Pezeshkian has won more than 8,300,000 votes and Jalili, a former nuclear negotiator, has above 7,100,000

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