GUARDIAN COUNCIL CONFIRMS AHMADINEJAD VICTORY
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
30.06.2009 12:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iran’s top electoral body, the Guardian Council,
has confirmed the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential
election after a partial recount, BBC reported.
News of the decision, which comes after a series of protests by the
opposition against what it says was a rigged ballot, was announced
by state TV. The 12-strong council is the most influential body in
Iran and is currently controlled by conservatives.
Some 17 people are thought to have died during opposition street
protests.
"The secretary of the Guardian Council in a letter to the interior
minister announced the final decision of the Council… and declares
the approval of the accuracy of the results of… the presidential
election," the state broadcaster said.
A partial recount of the election carried out on Monday showed no
irregularities in the vote, Iran’s English-language Press TV television
station added.
Mr Ahmadinejad was officially re-elected with 63% of the vote on 12
June. His main challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has said the whole
election should be annulled and held again.