Iran Vote count

Ahmadinejad hails Iran vote, says enemy plots failed Reuters — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hailed on Tuesday his re-election as a victory for the Iranian people and a defeat for the Islamic Republic's enemies. The hardline president spoke a day after Iran's top legislative body confirmed he had won the June 12 election by a landslide and dismissed complaints of irregularities submitted by two defeated, pro-reform opponents. click to read complete article

Ahmadinejad votes up after partial re-count Iran Press TV — A random re-count of 10 percent of votes cast in Iran's June 12 elections results in a slight increase of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's votes in some cities. After ballot boxes were randomly chosen and re-counted in the presence of the Guardian Council, interior ministry and district governor representatives, Ahmadinejad's votes increased in the province of Kerman, Fars news reported on Monday. click to read complete article

Iran election: Mir-Hossein Mousavi tells supporters to keep protesting UK Guardian — Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the leading challenger to Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has issued a fresh call to his supporters to maintain peaceful protests after the government confirmed the result of the disputed election. Mr Mousavi used a message on his website, which also appeared on Facebook, to renew his call for the cancellation of the election which gave incumbent hardliner a landslide victory. click to read complete article