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Polls open in Iran for snap presidential election

Voting stations in Iran opened at 08:00 am (0430 GMT) Friday for a snap presidential election, the ministry of interior said, following the death of president Ebrahim Raisi.

"We start the elections" for the country's 14th presidential elections, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said in a televised address.

Source: Agence France Presse


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