Background: Chronicle of a stolen election
In depth
Issue 855
- 13 Jun 2009
| 6 minute read
The widely disputed 12 June presidential elections have led to protests in Iran on a scale not seen since the Islamic Republic’s 1979 revolution. The incumbent candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s seemingly implausible victory with 63% of the vote has led to a further divide in Iranian politics and society.
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