Five Reasons to Suspect Iran's Election Results
Allegations of vote-tampering and electoral fraud began in Iran even before voting had finished. What is the evidence that the poll may have been rigged?
An Iranian woman registers before voting at a polling station in Tehran on June 12, 2009
As always in Iran, this election was run by the Interior Ministry. In each ward, ministry and local government officials and respected local leaders form committees to oversee the election process. Iran's powerful Guardian Council appoints thousands of officials to supervise actual voting at polling stations. Candidates can also send an observer to each polling station to watch the voting and ballot count. However, there are no independent election observers in Iran.
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