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| Mousavi claims victory in Iran election |
| 2009-06-12 |
| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Opposition challenger Mirhossein Mousavi claimed victory on Friday against hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's presidential election on Friday. "I am the definite winner of this presidential election," Mousavi, a moderate, told a news conference in Tehran. But he said many people had not been able to cast their ballots even after voting was extended by four hours. A victory for Mousavi could help ease tensions with the West, which is concerned about Tehran's nuclear ambitions, and improve chances of engagement with U.S. President Barack Obama, who has talked about a new start in ties with Tehran. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #9 ION PAYVAND > WHY IRAN '09 MAY BE LIKE FLORIDA '00. Also, IRAN-DAILY > IRAN: PGCC STANCE ON THREE DISPUTED ISLANDS IS IRRELEVANT. Iran doing a "CHINA" = DISPUTED CHINA SEAS ISLANDS; + US IS CONCERNED ABOUT [Iran's] MILITARY SUCCESSES [Nuclear, LR Missles]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-06-12 23:20 |
| #8 Where Jimmah to ensure the elections are legit? Don't all dictatorships want the Carter Seal of Approval for their phony baloney elections? |
| Posted by: regular joe 2009-06-12 19:38 |
| #7 640 pm edt; iran election officials declare election for dinner jacket - outright victory no runnoff needed |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-06-12 18:46 |
| #6 nothing new , failed elections , not an election when not in a democracy .. Just another day in the ME . Sun shines , sand hot , puppets out in best suits , shining a beacon of shit |
| Posted by: Omolunter tse Tung7537 2009-06-12 18:28 |
| #5 Steve White Yes, that's another possibility. A friendlier looking Dinner Jacket. And a bit more freedom for the hoi polloi before they start rioting |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-06-12 17:54 |
| #4 Popcorn, please. Make extra, it's Pens-Wings in Game Seven of Lord Stanley's Cup tonight... |
| Posted by: Uliting Wittlesbach3227 2009-06-12 16:48 |
| #3 TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's state news agency reported that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election Friday, but his main reformist challenger also confidently claimed victory at a news conference moments earlier. The rival claims came even before the close of polls, which authorities permitted to stay open an extra six hours, until midnight (1930 GMT, 3:30 p.m. EDT), to allow long lines of voters to cast ballots. Official results were not expected until Saturday. Neither the report in the IRNA news agency nor the competing announcement by Former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi gave details on what their claims were based on. Mousavi said only that he was "definitely the winner of the election" based on "all indications from all over Iran." |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-06-12 16:28 |
| #2 I don't think so. A fair number of the Mad Mullahs™ were unhappy with Mahmoud, not the least because he was bringing a lot of unwelcome attention to issues they'd prefer to keep quiet, and (also) because he's an economic idiot. The Mullahs understand that if the Iranian economy tanks that they'll be in considerable trouble -- that's how they deposed the Shah, remember. So Mousavi might well win. Then he'll be told what to do. And he'll obey. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-06-12 16:08 |
| #1 In you dreams... Dinnerjacket will of course "win". You were nothing but a pawn in these "elections" |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-06-12 16:05 |