Iran Press/ Asia: More than 64 million people are eligible to vote to elect a president and parliament for a five-year term.
The polls opened at 8 am (05:00 GMT) and closed at 5 pm (14:00 GMT). People still in the queues will be allowed to vote. Media organizations are barred from reporting partial results until an embargo is lifted at 9 pm (18:00 GMT), Al Jazeera reported.
If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 run-off will be held.
Key election issues are the economy, earthquake-relief operations, brain drain, refugees, and values and identity.
Al Jazeera says official election results will be out in three days.
As of 7 pm local (1600 GMT), “we can start talking about some of the unofficial results, but for now we have to sit back and hold our breath,” the report said.
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