Fraud in the 2009 Presidential Election in Iran?
The presidential election that took place in Iran on June 12, 2009, attracted considerable controversy. The incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was declared the winner with 63.3% of the 38,770,288 valid votes, but the opposition candidates—Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Mohsen Rezaei, and Mehdi Karroubi—refused to accept the results. According to the ballot box data, Mousavi officially received 34.2%, Rezaei 1.7%, and Karroubi 0.9% of the valid votes. Widespread demonstrations occurred in the days following the election. Eventually, the demonstrations were repressed, but the government’s legitimacy continues to be challenged.
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