>Hamas got about 45% of the popular vote, less
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> than George W did in 2000 and 2004.
Ahmadinejad got only 19.50% of the total votes polled in the first round in last year's elections in Iran. A week later in the second round, his vote share went upto 62%. It's not clear how much he owed his second round vote to rigging and intimidation by the clergy.
Ulhas