Iran's state-run news agency reporting Ahmadinejad winner of election

[Dennis Donovan]

http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Iran/247920

Iran stae news agency IRNA declared Mamoud Ahmadinejad the winner in the Friday's presidential elections. According to the report, he gained 75% o the votes. It gave no details on what the claim was based on.

On his part, Ahmadinejad's maun rival Former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi claimed his victory. According to the AP, Mousavi said that he was "definitely the winner of the election" based on "all indications from all over Iran."

Iran's Dubya...:eyes:

[liberalmuse]

1. Iranians are protesting enmasse in the streets right now.

They aren't as "polite" as we Americans are when it comes to election theft. We not only take it sitting down, but we'll bend over as well. Savages! :sarcasm:

[Dennis Donovan]

3. I've been watching the TV coverage...

it's like a flashback to 1979.:wow:

[get the red out]

2. He really should have settled for a lower percentage in the fraud

This is like if Bush had decided to steel California instead of Ohio in 2004.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Great analogy!

:thumbsup:

[Rhiannon12866]

5. That was my first thought, as well.

Since the 2004 election was the first one that I was truly engaged in, and was both shocked and demoralized by the outcome, I couldn't help making the comparison. The demographics seem to be largely the same. Also, the reports of possible voter fraud reminded me of both 2004 and 2000. That, of course, brought Jimmy Carter to mind, but I also thought of how preposterous and ironic that would be. If voter fraud is possible in the US, what hope is there for Iran? :shrug: :banghead:

And it's certainly true that Iranians aren't taking this in stride, have taken to the streets resulting in increasing violent clashes. Makes me fear for the protesters... :scared: ;(

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However, the official result, which gave Mr Ahmadinejad a resounding victory - 63% of the vote against 34% for Mr Mousavi - brought the worst violence seen in Tehran for a decade, correspondents said.

The BBC's John Simpson saw secret policemen being attacked and chased away by protesters, which he says is extremely rare.

Some of the protesters in Tehran wore Mr Mousavi's campaign colour of green and chanted "Down with the dictator", news agencies report.

Four police motorbikes were set on fire near the interior ministry, where votes had been counted, our correspondent says.

One BBC News website reader, Xenia, went to Vanak Square in Tehran to express anger and said police fired plastic bullets.

"They fired tear gas to scare us away, but it would only be temporarily. We would hide in some corner and then re-emerge angrier than ever."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8099115.stm