- Iran is voting in it’s first presidential election after the Nuclear Deal was signed with the west
- The two main candidates in the Iran election are incumbent President Haasan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi
- Voting has taken place in embassies across the world
In a tensely fought Presidential Election, more than 20 million Iranian citizens casted their vote. Voters showed up in larger numbers than expected, as Iran held it’s first election after the a historic nuclear deal was signed with the West.
Both Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi casted their votes, as did Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene.
In the after noon, on Friday, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the Northern Iranian province of Bojnurd, injuring several people.
Earthquake Rocks Northern Iran During Polling
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake has struck a mountainous area of northern Iran as the country holds a presidential election.
It wasn't immediately clear if Friday's temblor, which struck near its border with Turkmenistan, had any effect on voting in the polling in that area. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The Iranian Seismological Center described the earthquake as having a magnitude of 4.1, with a depth of 12 kilometers, or 7.5 miles. It says the temblor struck near the city of Bojnord in Iran’s Northern Khorasan province.
20 Mn of Iran's 56 Mn Eligible Voters Casted Their Ballots
About 20 million of Iran's 56 eligible voters have so far cast their ballot in the Islamic Republic's presidential election, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Friday, as President Hassan Rouhani faces off hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi.
"Around 20 million of eligible voters have been able to vote up to this minute," a source told AP.
Man in Thailand Attempted to Self-Immolate to Protest Elections
Thai police said an Iranian man set himself on fire Friday in front of the Iranian Embassy in Bangkok to protest his country's presidential election.
The unidentified man doused himself with gasoline before lighting himself on fire outside the gate of the embassy around noon, police said. The man suffered burns all over his body and was taken to a hospital.
Pol Lt Col Noppadol Samart said the man was protesting Friday's presidential vote in Iran, though he did not know exactly what about the election the man was opposed to.