June 18th, 2009
13% of the Vote-an Overwhelming Victory?
The results of last week’s presidential election in Iran sent shockwaves through the international community and led to widespread protests that the election results were falsified. Daisy Alliance has obtained a document from an anonymous source, which reveals that the results of the election were in fact not legitimate, and the numbers were fabricated in order to
ensure a win by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. While we cannot guarantee the authenticity of this document, it is being widely circulated in Iran, and many believe it to be authentic.
Below is a copy of the letter, from the Minister of Interior Sadegh Mahsouli to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Translation:
Greetings,
Following your concerns regarding the results of the presidential election and per your given discretion to have Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remain as president during this sensitive juncture. Therefore, everything has been planned in a way that the public announcement will be made in accordance with the interests of the regime and the [Islamic] revolution. All necessary precautions have been taken to deal with any unexpected events of election aftermath and the intense monitoring of all the parties’ leaders as well as the election candidates.
However, for your information, the real votes counted are as follows:
Total number of votes: 43,026,078
Mir Hossein Mousavi: 19,075,623
Mehdi Karoubi 13,387,104
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 5,698,417
Muhsen Rezai: 3,754,218
Void: 38,716
Minister of Interior
Sadegh Mahsouli
Daisy Alliance looks forward to hearing your comments on this possible mockery of the democratic system. As self-professed democracy promoters, should the U.S. do anything about this election, and if so, how should the Obama Administration and/or the international community encourage (or force) legitimate elections in Iran?
