Presidential election results will be announced within 24 hours of start of ballot counting

Polling started across the country at 8:00 a.m. Tehran time (0330 GMT) Friday for both the presidential and the city & village council elections concurrently. Voting will last 10 hours and ends at 6 pm, but it could be extended if necessary. Ballot counting will begin at midnight Friday, and final results will be announced in the following 24 hours. The winning candidate requires at least 50% of the votes plus one vote. If this does not happen there will be a run off on Friday 21 June. Related