Tehran (IP) -The spokesman of the Guardian Council stated that the authenticity of the 14th presidential election was approved.

Iran PressIran news: The spokesperson of the Guardian Council, Hadi Tahan Nazif, said: "The examination of the validity of the election in the Guardian Council was completed a few hours ago, and the validity of the second round of the 14th presidential election was confirmed."

Tahan Nazif noted that neither of the two candidates in the runoff, Pezeshkian and Saeed Jalili, has lodged any complaints to the 12-member election supervisory body.

He pointed out that the Guardian Council will sign the presidential credentials and submit them to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for endorsement.

The office of the Leader will then announce the date of the presidential inauguration, after which Pezeshkian will officially begin his four-year term as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tahan Nazif further explained.

According to law, presidents-elect in Iran are required to take an oath before parliament before officially taking office.

As a result of a 49.8% voter turnout in the 14th presidential election of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian managed to win 16,384,403 votes out of 30,115,157 and became the 9th president of the country.