Al Jazeera, June 17, 2009
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Anti-government protesters appear set to keep up the pressure on the Iranian leadership, with a fifth day of rallies planned.
The plan by the demonstrators to hold more protests on Wednesday comes a day after the Guardian Council, Iran’s highest legislative body, said that it was prepared for a partial recount of last week’s vote.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent president, was officially declared winner of Friday’s poll by a margin of two-to-one over his nearest rival Mir Hossein Mousavi.
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Iran protesters to keep up pressure
Anti-government protesters appear set to keep up the pressure on the Iranian leadership, with a fifth day of rallies planned.
The plan by the demonstrators to hold more protests on Wednesday comes a day after the Guardian Council, Iran’s highest legislative body, said that it was prepared for a partial recount of last week’s vote.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent president, was officially declared winner of Friday’s poll by a margin of two-to-one over his nearest rival Mir Hossein Mousavi.
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