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Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Iranian writer on poll result
But don't you think this election result, the election of hardline Ahmadinejad as opposed to a reformist Mousavi, suggests that the majority of Iranians want their theocracy to continue? For me, elections in a country such as Iran don't have same meaning as in countries such as the US. We hardly have a choice in who we vote for anyway. There was also not one single international observer. The fact that Mr. Mousavi or Karoobi choose to talk of freedom and human rights show the degree to which the divisions within the regime are affected by the resistance of the Iranian people.
only due to its unity* Today, I officially asked the guardian council (who oversees the elections in IR) in a letter to nullify the outcome of this election and I regard this (the nullification) as the only possible way for regaining the people’s trust and cooperation with the government. I strongly urge you again to peacefully protest and defend your legal rights civilly and without confrontation and violence all over the country. We have officially asked the authorities to give us the permission for large scale demonstrations in every major city throughout the country for tomorrow, so that people can demonstrate their protest against the way the election was conducted and its results peacefully.
Egyptian activists debate Iran over Twitter « Bikya Masr
Anyone paying attention to CNN, the BBC or even Fox over the last week or two will have noticed reports about the extraordinary excitement generated by this election – Iran’s 10th presidential vote since the revolution that overthrew the Shah in 1979. The broad storyline here in the West has been about the reformist former Prime Minister Mir Hussein Mousavi generating huge excitement, particularly among young people, in his bid to deny President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad a second term. Conventional wisdom has long held that one of the reasons Ahmedinejad was elected in the first place was because younger voters and cynics among the educated elite did not bother to vote back in 2005. With Tehran’s international reputation in tatters many appeared determined not to make that mistake again.
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Iran Election Aftermath – Expert analysis so far « The Zeitgeist
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Twitter is the second most popular social network in the US after Facebook. SUNDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE (3:15 PM, PACIFIC TIME): CNN has been more active at posting stories on Iran since this story blew up on Digg and Reddit. CNN’s front page has video and developing stories on civil unrest in Tehran and other information on Mousavi supporters calling for another election. The voices of people on Twitter were heard. Twitterers were quick on re-tweeting news on Iran and covering what CNN wasn’t.
Middle East News | Iran rounds up more than 100 reformists
However, the notion that nearly two-thirds of Iranians want another four years of Ahmadinejad strains any credulity. By nearly every measure, his presidency has been disastrous for most Iranians. Whether Ahmadinejad actually won at the ballot box remains an open question, to say the very least. Polls and anecdotal evidence pointed to a late surge by former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, whose bid to revive Iran's reform movement had picked up steam after a rancorous series of televised debates between Ahmadinejad and his three rivals.
An Absurd Outcome - Page 1 - The Daily Beast
Daily Kos: Updated: Breaking Mousavi Arrested: Rafsanjani Resign
Official: Obama Administration Skeptical of Iran's Election
Wishful thinking from Tehran | Abbas Barzegar | Comment is free
Hamas congratulates Ahmadinejad on re-election
Al Jazeera English - Middle East - Iran poll result 'harms
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