The presidential election in Iran

Analysis: Parliament will be a difficult opponent

That the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian now takes over as president of Iran will mean a major change in direction, writes Bloomberg in an analysis. Pezeshkian is the first president who does not come from the clergy since 2013, which he marks, among other things, by being basically clean-shaven.

But it is also noted that the new president will face great opposition from the conservative-dominated parliament when it comes to, for example, improving dialogue with the West and strengthening women's rights.

Analyst Mehrzad Boroujerdi told the Washington Post that the election victory shows that Pezeshkian can attract voters from both reformist and more conservative camps.

But he also points out that the parliament will be a difficult opponent.

- They will try to create obstacles from day one. He doesn't get much of a honeymoon. They will put the brakes on everything Pezeshkian wants to implement, he says.

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The reformist Pezeshkian wins the presidential election in Iran

The reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins the presidential election in Iran, AFP reports. Pezeshkian was pitted in the second round against ultra-conservative Saeed Jalili.

Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, was the only reformist allowed to stand in the election. But like all other candidates, he has been approved in advance by the country's religious leadership.

He advocates "constructive relations" with the West and wants, among other things, to restore the nuclear agreement to break Iran's isolation.

He has also promised to ease the country's internet restrictions and opposes police checks on women's head coverings.

He has also had the support of two former presidents, Mohammad