Day: 6 July 2024

Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed today, Saturday, that he ‘will extend the hand of friendship to everyone,’ in his first statement after announcing his victory in the second round of the Iranian presidential elections.

Pezeshkian said, in a statement reported by Iranian media: ‘We will extend the hand of friendship to everyone.’

He added: “We must seek the help of everyone for Iran’s progress. We are all the people of this country.”

He added: “I am not supported by a party or entity, and the people are the ones who elected me.”

The Iranian Ministry of Interior announced, early today, Saturday, that the reformist candidate, Masoud Pazeshkian, had won the Iranian presidential elections.

According to the Iranian Presidential Election Commission, the participation rate in the second round of the presidential elections was 49.8%.

The committee indicated that the total votes counted amounted to 30,530,157 votes.

According to the Iranian Election Commission, Masoud Pezeshkian received 16 mi
llion 384 thousand and 403 votes, meaning he won by (53.6%), while the rival candidate, Saeed Jalili, received 13,538,179 votes, or 44.3%.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani today, Saturday, congratulated British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the occasion of his assuming office and forming the new British government.

In a telegram he sent to Starmer, Al-Sudani expressed his aspiration for the continuation of bilateral relations between Iraq and the United Kingdom and the expansion of their horizons, in accordance with the approach of productive partnership and strengthening ties at various levels, and for further development and prosperity, for the benefit of the two friendly peoples.

Al-Sudani also expressed his wishes for the new British government to succeed in its mission, to move towards progress and achieve its goals, and to support international peace and stability.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani received, this Saturday morning, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid congratulated the Islamic Republic of Iran on the success of the presidential elections.

He said in a blog post on the X website: We congratulate Mr. Masoud Pezeshkian, the President-elect, on his victory in the elections, and we wish him success in his work and in achieving the ambitions and aspirations of the Iranian people.

The President stressed his keenness to strengthen relations between Iraq and Iran, in a way that serves the interests of the two neighboring countries and peoples.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The first conference of the State Building Office was launched this Saturday morning, under the slogan (Our State, Our Strength), under the patronage of the Head of the Supreme Islamic Council, Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, and in the presence of Ministers, political leaders, cadres, and elites, in the Baghdad International Fair Hall.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, today, Saturday, congratulated the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the occasion of the success of the presidential elections and the victory of Masoud Pezeshkian as President of Iran.

A statement by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives quoted Shakhwan as saying, ‘Ahmed expressed his hopes for developing bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries, in all fields and levels, and the importance of supporting international efforts and endeavors aimed at enhancing security and stability in the region.’

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Masoud Pezeshkian won the second round of the Iranian presidential elections, after obtaining about 55 percent of the voters’ votes.

Spokesman for the Election Commission in Iran, Mohsen Islami, said, according to the IRNA news agency, that according to the latest tally of the results of the Iranian presidential elections in its fourteenth session, Pezeshkian won the second round of the elections after obtaining 16 million and 384 thousand and 403 votes, while Saeed Jalili received 13,538,179 votes, after counting 30,530,157 votes from polling stations in the country and abroad.’

The Spokesman indicated that the participation rate in the second round of the presidential elections reached 49.8 percent.

The second round of the Iranian presidential elections took place yesterday, Friday, across the country, and in about 100 countries in the world, to elect the ninth Iranian President from among the candidates, Masoud Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili.

The first round of the presidential elections in Iran took plac
e on June 28, among the four candidates (Masoud Pezeshkian, Saeed Jalili, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and Mostafa Pourmohammadi), and none of them was able to win an absolute majority, which necessitated a second round among the candidates with the highest number of votes, namely Bazshkian and Jalili.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency