Iran Election Results

Iran's presidential election on June 12, 2009, saw a surge in voters at the polls, driven in part by a widespread movement against the incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

- Washington and the UNITED NATIONS now seem self-possessed to disapprove the election results inward Afghanistan and claim that Karzai's government misses legitimacy.http://www.theweek.com/bullpen/column/100594/Making_a_fetish_of_democracy

- On Monday, June 29, 2009, a partial recount of votes began in Iran. On the same day, Ahmadinejad ordered the judiciary to investigate the killing of Neda Soltan, whose death was videotaped during the election riots.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529349,00.html

- As Moussavi supporters attempt to stack evidence of voter fraud by incumbent Ahmadinejad, an exhibit that shows that in Moussavi home town citizens voted in favor to re-elect Ahmadinejad, the statistic was first publicized on June 16, 2009.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/iran.election.questions/

Fast Facts

  1. Date: June 12, 2009
  2. Sitting president: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  3. Major opposition candidate: Mir Hossein Mousavi
  4. Unprecedented surge in voter participation
  5. Iran's state-run news agency reported a landslide victory for Ahmadinejad[1]
  6. Mousavi claimed victory[2]
  7. Iran's electoral commission declared Ahmadinejad the winner on June 13, 2009http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_ELECTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-06-13-08-33-43
  8. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls for an investigation after claims of vote-rigging and fraudhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/15/iran-opposition-rally-banned-mousavi

Election and Outcome

Although the major opposition candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, was expected to draw enough support to trigger a run-off election, the Interior Ministry was reporting a landslide in favor of the incumbent after polls closed. According to an official, with 10 million ballots counted, Ahmadinejad had a commanding 68.8 percent of the vote, compared to 28.8 percent for Mousavi. Mousavi, however, alleged that there had been voting irregularities, and declared victory based on "all indications from all over Iran."Al Bawaba: Iran election results: New agency claims Ahmadinejad re-elected Telegraph: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hossein Mousavi both claim victory Ahmadinejad was declared the clear winner by the Iranian electoral commission on June 13, 2009.http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015481746

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