[lbo-talk] 2005 Presidential Elections in Iran (was On Islamicradicalism and the left by Don Hamerquist)

uvj at vsnl.com uvj at vsnl.com
Sat Aug 19 06:46:20 PDT 2006


Jean-Christophe Helary wrote:


> France in 2002 was the same: Chirac with a ridiculous score the
> first
> week (but still first of a good dozen) and more than 80 the week
> later (because the second was Le Pen).

Tactical voting may partly explain this voting pattern. Many people may have against Rafsanjani and Le Pen. The actual support base of Ahmadinejad and Chirac was probably smaller than what the voting pattern indicates.

There were also _allegations_ about 'illegal poll', 'ballot fraud' etc. after both the rounds.

1. Iran loser blasts 'illegal' poll http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4622955.stm

2.Iran poll challenger accused of ballot fraud http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1510107,00.html

Ulhas



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