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Iran Ready for Partial Vote Recount as Ahmadinejad Supporters Hold Unity Rally
17 June 2009
Iran's Guardian Council says it is prepared to recount ballot boxes in contested areas as defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi calls for the annulment of the vote. "We are ready to recount those boxes that some presidential candidates claim to have been cheated," said Council spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei Tuesday. "According to election regulations, the Guardian Council can respond to complaints received within three days of the election. However, despite the expiry of the legal deadline, the body is ready to receive complaints and probe into the issue and build more confidence," he added. He assured the presidential candidates that the body would investigate the matter thoroughly. The development comes as Iran is witnessing mass rallies by pro-Moussavi voters who reject the election as fraudulent. The Guardian Council is tasked with supervising the electoral process. In order for the outcome of the election to stand, the Guardian Council must approve the results. Kadkhodaei said on Monday that the body had received two official complaints from defeated presidential candidates Mir-Hossein Moussavi and Mohsen Rezaie - both candidates have questioned the legitimacy of the June 12 poll. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei had ordered a probe into the vote-rigging allegations laid by Mousavi. Iran’s state radio said that seven people were killed in Tehran as they attacked a military unit during a pro- Mousavi protest. The radio also said that the demonstrators had sought to attack and vandalize government buildings and that “a military post was attacked with the intention of looting its weapons. Unfortunately, seven of our citizens were killed and a number of them injured.” Mousavi urged followers not to take part in a rally planned for Tuesday, amid fears of new violence. "This headquarters calls on people to avoid the trap of planned clashes," a Mousavi spokesman said. However, earlier he called on his supporters to take part in demonstrations that has seen tires, dustbin, cars and motorbikes set ablaze by rioters. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people have gathered in a central Tehran square, in an apparent show of support for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his election victory. The demonstrators met once again at Valli-Asr Square, where they had gathered to celebrate the results of the country's Friday elections with Ahmadinejad, who according to figures released by the interior ministry won a second term in office with 63 percent of the votes. This time however, the president will not be among them as he is on a visit to Russia to take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Council summit. The pro-Ahmadinejad demonstrations came together at Valli-Asr square just a day after supporters of Mousavi rallied elsewhere in central Tehran.
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