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Reform-Minded Candidate Leads in Iran
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 24, 2005 05:34pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 24, 2005 05:00pm |
| Description | TEHRAN, Iran - Iranians clogged polling stations in a tight presidential election Friday, teetering between a powerful cleric who liberals hope will protect Iran's reforms and an ultraconservative who tapped into deep resentment over the nation's economic woes.
The first results gave the lead to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has the backing of reformers. But the number of votes counted was too small to accurately forecast a trend.
With 235,251 votes tallied, Rafsanjani was leading Tehran's ultraconservative mayor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, by 52.9 percent to 42.7 percent, Interior Ministry spokesman Korosh Mirsaeidi, told The Associated Press.
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