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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won the presidential election in Iran winning with a 62.63 percent of the vote. According to Iran's Interior Minister Seyed Sadeq Mahsouli, 85 percent of the country's 46 million eligible voters had voted on Friday, June 12. Admadinejad's primary rival, former Prime Minster Mir Hossein Moussavi ended with 33.75 percent of the vote. However, all was not well in Iran.
"The results announced for the 10th presidential elections are astonishing. People who stood in long lines and knew well who they voted for were utterly surprised by the magicians working at the television and radio broadcasting," Moussavi said in his statement. "Iran, belongs to the people and not cheaters."
It would appear to Moussavi that televisions and radios are spells cast by magicians; that magic was involved. In either case, rioting broke out the next day in Iran's capital as angry mobs broke into shops, tore down signs, and started fires in wake of Ahmadinejad's victory.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad first became president of the Islamic Republic of Iran or more commonly known as Iran on August 6, 2005. During his first term, there was much rumor of "cronyism" and "political favouritism," as many of his close associates was appointed to positions they were not qualified for. In turn, corruption became evident as Iran produced $63 billion worth of oil in 2008, highest in Iran history. Yet, Ahmadinejad's government had run a budget deficit of $12 billion.
After Ahmadinejad elected for a second term street protests were created and were seen as remarkable as Iran was not a country where anti-government sentiment was dealt with kindly. Angry mobs held skirmishes with riot police burning trash cans and throwing stones shouting, "death to the dictator." Even while riots were breaking out in the capital Ahmadinejad went on television and exclaimed that the election was a "great victory."
"The 12 June election was an artistic expression of the nation, which created a new advancement in the history of elections in the country," Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei said. "The over 80 percent participation of the people and the 24 million votes cast for the president-elect is a real celebration which with the power of almighty God can guarantee the development, progress, national security, and the joy and excitement of the nation."
All the while, the US monitors Iran's progress.
"We watched closely the enthusiasm and the very vigorous debate and dialogue that occurred in the lead up to the Iranian elections," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday. "We are monitoring the situation as it unfolds in Iran, but we, like the rest of the world, are waiting and watching to see what the Iranian people decide. The United States has refrained from commenting on the election in Iran, we obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the Iranian people."
That leads to a prominent question, if Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State during the 'Rodney King episode,' would she be saying what she's saying currently, "..we obviously hope that the outcome reflects the genuine will and desire of the 'American' people.."
From the looks of this election, it can somewhat resemble the 2008
Protesters burn a car and attack a building of a pro-government militia base near a rally supporting leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009 (AP photo/Vahid Salemi)
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