Supplement to December 16th Iranian Election Blog
December 17, 2006
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The latest polls taken in Iran on Saturday showed the conservative opponents of President Ahmadinejad leading in the election polls, but without an absolute majority.
As I reported in our December 16th Saturday Morning Blog: “The outcome of Friday’s Iranian elections will demonstrate the rise or the decline in the popularity of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s actions thus far in the office of President. If it h as declined we c
an expect a decline in his aggression or the opposite if it has increased.
We should have the first count results on Sunday and the complete count later in the week.”
Begin Jerusalem Post Article
Polls show Ahmadinejad opponents leading in Vote
Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST
December 16, 2006
Early election returns showed hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s conservative opponents lead ing on Saturday
in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, according to official and unofficial results.
Friday’s elections were widely considered the first test of public approval for Ahmadinejad, whose anti-Israel rhetoric and staunch stand on Iran’s nuclear program is believed to have divided the conservatives who voted him to power.
Iranian officials have said the preliminary results for village and city councils and the Experts Assembly were expected Sunday, with final results expected Monday or later.
But local Tehran newspapers and semi-official news agencies reported unofficial results on Saturday showing no single party would be able to claim outright victory, partly because of the divisions within the conservative faction.
End Jerusalem Post Article
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