- Title: IRAN: Interior ministry confirms hard-line Ahmadinejad as winner of 10th poll
- Date: 14th June 2009
- Summary: TEHRAN, IRAN (JUNE 13, 2009) (REUTERS) IRAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER SADEQ MAHSOULI WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE ROOM/BEING SEATED NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (FARSI) IRAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER SADEQ MAHSOULI SAYING: "Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come first and with the finals polls -- he is confirmed as the 10th proud winner of the race." JOURNALISTS AT WORK SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER SADEQ MAHSOULI SAYING: "Right now, with the newly-found honour that the people of Iran have come to - with regard to the unprecedented participation of the nation - everyone must celebrate. The main winner of this platform is our people." NEWS CONFERENCE ENDING
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- Topics: Domestic Politics
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- Story Text: Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won Iran's presidential election with 62.6 percent of the vote, Interior Minister Sadegh Mahsouli said on Saturday (June 13).
"Mr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come first and with the finals polls -- he is confirmed as the 10th proud winner of the race," said Mahsouli in a news conference.
He said moderate challenger Mirhossein Mousavi won 33.75 percent of the vote. Turnout was a record 85 percent of eligible voters.
"Right now, with the newly-found honour that the people of Iran have come to - with regard to the unprecedented participation of the nation - everyone must celebrate. The main winner of this platform is our people," added the interior ministry.
As the announcement was made, violence broke out across the Iranian Capital with thousands of protesters of opposition engaged in scuffles - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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