The second round of Iranian presidential election set to begin on Friday will decide the winner between the final contenders former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian.
The runoff election follows the first round, which concluded on June 29 without any candidate achieving the required minimum threshold of 50 percent of the votes.
Over 61 million eligible Iranians will cast their ballots from 8:00 local time Friday.
The voting is scheduled to last for 10 hours, but the Iranian Ministry of Interior may extend the hours if necessary, with the final closing time no later than midnight.
The ministry is expected to announce the election results on Saturday. The candidate who receives the majority of votes will be declared the new president of Iran.
Iran's 14th presidential election, initially set for 2025, was rescheduled following the unexpected death of former President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in late May.
Iran's presidential runoff election to decide winner between Jalili, Pezeshkian
Iran's presidential runoff election to decide winner between Jalili, Pezeshkian
Iran's presidential runoff election to decide winner between Jalili, Pezeshkian
Iran's presidential runoff election to decide winner between Jalili, Pezeshkian
A new batch of China Media Group's (CMG) 8K ultra-high-definition (UHD) live broadcast vehicles for the Paris Olympics was unloaded in the Netherlands on Sunday local time, before heading to France.
In addition to the broadcast van in red, an auxiliary vehicle was also disembarked at the Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe.
With a length of 17 meters, a width of 2.5 meters and a weight of 40 tons, the live broadcast vehicle, carrying state-of-the-art broadcast equipment, has very high requirements on the port's lifting capacity.
To ensure smooth unloading, the Port of Rotterdam convened a pre-ship meeting and specifically designed a customized lifting plan. Prior to the actual lift, over two hours were spent testing and adjusting the lifting equipment.
As planned, the broadcast vehicles will run all the way from Rotterdam to Belgium, and sail to Paris. As a leading broadcaster and the international media organization with the most broadcasting rights for the Paris Olympic Games, CMG is set to orchestrate its largest-scale Olympic Games coverage to date.
A production and technical service team of over 2,000 technicians will be responsible for producing pool signals for the four major events: gymnastics, table tennis, badminton, and rock climbing.
Meanwhile, the live broadcast will last over 400 hours, with more than 11,000 hours of high-quality signals for the competitions broadcast and distributed through television channels and new media terminals.
For the first time abroad, CMG's Olympic broadcast production will be delivered entirely in 4K ultra-high-definition.
CMG broadcast vehicles for Paris Olympics unloaded at Port of Rotterdam
