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  • Iran Does Have Some Fishy Numbers

    06/15/2009 10:51:15 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 13 replies · 740+ views
    FiveThirtyEight ^ | 6/15/09 | Renard Sexton
    A most strange storyline has emerged with regard to the provincial vote totals for the Iranian election. Around 1600 GMT Sunday, the ministry of Interior released the official vote totals by province. As others have mentioned, by law candidates have three days following voting to contest the result, before the final totals are approved by the Supreme Leader. As such, it is notable that both the aggregate totals and provincial totals were certified, approved and released before the three day deadline. Another curious turn of events was that somewhere between 1600 and 2000 GMT, the provincial vote totals mysteriously disappeared...