 Parliament Speaker Mohamed Bakr Khalibaf and former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili are seen as the top hardline contenders, while reform-minded voters may opt for Massoud Bezeshkian, the lone reformist in the race. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cast his vote shortly after the polls opened and once again called for high turnout. Voter disinterest in the election appears to be running high, however.