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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iran election annulment ruled out

Iran's legislative body, the Guardian Council, has said there were no major polling irregularities in the 12 June election and ruled out an annulment.

Opposition supporters called for the vote to be set aside and the elections re-run amid claims of vote tampering.

Iran has also condemned UN chief Ban Ki-moon for "meddling" in its affairs.

It comes after Mr Ban urged the authorities to respect fundamental civil rights "especially the freedom of assembly and expression".

Guardian Council spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhoda'i said there was "no major fraud or breach in the election".

Meanwhile, opposition candidate Mehdi Karoubi urged Iranians to mourn for dead protesters on Thursday.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 03:34:03 PM EST
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I see the Guardian Council has decided to throw itself under the bus with Khamenei and Ahmadenijad.  Nice call!
by paving on Tue Jun 23rd, 2009 at 04:25:09 PM EST
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This is going to get ugly.

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds; a man of deeds and not of words is like a garden full of turds — Anonymous
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 24th, 2009 at 04:52:34 AM EST
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