President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Declared Winner Of Iran's Presidential Election

An Iranian woman stands in line to cast her vote at the Masoumeh shrine in Qom about 120 kms south of Tehran, Friday, June 12, 2009. Iranians voted Friday on whether to keep hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in power for four more years or replace him with a reformist more open to loosening the country's Islamic restrictions and improving ties with the United States. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Ahmadinejad Leads Iran Vote, Challenger Defiant -- Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - State media declared President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of Iran's election but challenger Mirhossein Mousavi alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself.

The state election commission said early on Saturday that Ahmadinejad, a hardline conservative, was ahead with almost 68 percent of the vote after 15 million votes -- or 47 percent of ballot boxes -- had been counted. Mousavi, a moderate, had just over 30 percent.

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More News On Iran's Presidential Election

In Iran, first results give Ahmadinejad commanding lead -- Christian Science Monitor
Ahmadinejad has large lead in Iranian election -- CNN
Nejad Wins -- Gulf Daily News
Ahmadinejad takes lead in Iran poll -- Sydney Morning Herald
Rivals Both Claim Victory In Iran Election -- CBS News

My Comment: I am willing to wager that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are going to be cracking heads in the next few days.

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