Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected as the President of Iran

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to official data, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the winner of presidential elections in Iran. As shown by the check-up of 2/3 of ballot papers, incumbent President received 66% of votes. Ex-premier Mir-Hossein, Ahmadinejad's chief contender, received 32 % of votes. The final results will be published by the end of the day.



Musavi and his co-thinkers intend to dispute voting results. They allege that such election outcome could have resulted only from mass falsification. Earlier, Musavi claimed victory. His statement was made many hours before polling stations were closed. One of his aides told him that 65% of voters had balloted for ex-premier.



According to preliminary prognosis, 70% of voters were expected to participate in voting, Controlling Council's Press Secretary Abbasali Kyathudayi said. However, latest results show that 82% of voters exercised their right to vote, İRNA news agency quotes Kyathudayi as saying.



"Very few electoral wrongdoings were observed during the voting. Iranian citizens living abroad actively participated in elections. This year, voters' number 3 times exceeded last year's records. In comparison with 2004 elections, the number of citizens participating in elections has increased by 50% in Tehran and 20% - in other towns. In case all contenders receive less than 50% of votes, two candidates enjoying voters' maximum support will run for a second round."



There were the following candidates running for election in Iran: incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ex-premier Mir Hossein Musavi, ex- Majlis Speaker and proponent of reforms Mehdi Korrubi and former Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corpse Mohsen Rezai.