Outcome of 2009-2010 Iranian Election Protests
The election was held on June 12, 2009. The official results show Ahmadinejad winning by a landslide, though Mousavi and others believe the results to be fraudulent, suggesting that the Interior Minister, Sadegh Mahsouli, an ally of Ahmadinejad, interfered with the election and distorted the votes to keep Ahmadinejad in power. Mousavi has claimed victory, and called for his supporters to celebrate it. There have been large protests as a result.
"Previously, he was revolutionary, because everyone inside the system was a revolutionary. But now he's a reformer. Now he knows Gandhi – before he knew only Che Guevara. If we gain power through aggression we would have to keep it through aggression. That is why we're having a green revolution, defined by peace and democracy." — Mohsen Makhmalbaf, June 19, 2009Read more about this topic: Iranian Green Movement
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