perseus
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I have been thinking about the wider issue of how elections can be declared valid or invalid without the need for a great deal of foreign intrusion. Established democracies have pre election polls and exit polls. Whilst these are not perfect perhaps a large deviation from the the projected results would indicate the strong possibility of widespread fraud?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8099952.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8098761.stmOfficial figures in Iran show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been re-elected as president, with 63% of the vote. But reformist Mir Hossein Mousavi also claimed victory. Here are some reactions...
One of the country's leading dissidents, Ibrahim Yazdi, told the BBC there had been clear signs of fraud in the poll, with detailed results being withheld.
More foreign powers are also expressing concern about the election.
In an interview on US television, Mr Biden said: "It sure looks like the way they're suppressing speech, the way they're suppressing crowds, the way in which people are being treated, that there's some real doubt."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8099952.stm