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June 15, 2009

Ahmadinejad's Victory Was Legitimate

K. Ballen & P. Doherty, Washington Post

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The election results in Iran may reflect the will of the Iranian people. Many experts are claiming that the margin of victory of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the result of fraud or manipulation, but our nationwide public opinion survey of Iranians three weeks before the vote showed Ahmadinejad leading by a more than 2 to 1 margin -- greater than his actual apparent margin of victory in Friday's election.

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TAGGED: Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, incumbent President

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