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Mousavi insists results of election should be nullified

Published June 28th, 2009 - 06:24 GMT

Iran's reformist presidential candidate has rejected a partial recount of the recent election and stated the disputed results should be nullified. In a statement on a Mir Hussein Mousavi-affiliated Web site Sunday, he also called for independent arbiters in the dispute. Mousavi alleges victory was stolen from him through fraud.

 

Iran's top electoral body, the powerful 12-member Guardian Council, has proposed recounting 10 percent of the votes in the June 12 election. On Friday, the council offered to bring in six more political figures to oversee a partial recount, the AP reported.

 

However, Mousavi reiterated his demand for nullification as "the most suitable solution to restore public confidence."