PM Modi congratulated newly elected President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, assures to further strengthen relations

Masoud Pezeshkian has become the 9th President of Iran. He has won this victory by defeating radical leader Saeed Jalili by 30 lakh votes. The second phase of voting was held in Iran on Friday. About 3 crore people voted for it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Pezeshkian on becoming the President. He posted on the social media platform 'X' and wrote, "Congratulations to Masoud Pezeshkian on your election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Looking forward to working closely with you to further strengthen our warm and long-standing bilateral relations for the benefit of our people and the region."

President Ibrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash in Iran on 19 May. After this, presidential elections were held in Iran. No candidate got a majority in the first phase of voting held on 28 May. After this, the second phase of elections was held between Pezeshkian, who got about 42 percent of the votes, and Saeed Jalili, who got 38 percent of the votes. According to the Constitution of Iran, if no candidate gets a majority in the first phase of elections, then a second phase election is held between the top two candidates.