Due to the high turnout, the election time extended once again until 22pm.
I think the probable position of candidates(
read my previous report) "surely" will change pro Moeen and Qalibaf. so, the race will be very tight i.e the final results will be like this
Ahmadinezhad 21-23%
Hashemi 25-27%
Qalibaf 24-25%
Moeen 25-30%
still every thing is unpredictable. I try to still update here but unfortunately the Data network of Iran today is the subject of mysterious interruptions like recent days power-downs.
Update [2005-6-17 13:28:55 by vsredthoughtsecondedition]: Breaking;
The election time extended by the reformist interior minister until 23pm. (7pm to 21pm, 21 to 22 and now 22 to 23pm).
This is a democratic revolution!! certaily this will increase Qalibaf and Moeen's vote. I assure Ahmadinezhad is out.
Update [2005-6-17 13:51:36 by vsredthoughtsecondedition]: 1- I think Mooen will have a great jump until 23pm.
2- Baztab reports this election will leave a new record in the Iran's elections turnouts.
3- Qalibaf's site (Entekhab9.ir) reports, He is the second after Hashemi. and Moeen competes with Ahmadi.
4 Sharifnews's "No comment"
report.
Update [2005-6-17 14:12:48 by vsredthoughtsecondedition]:
1-wonderful! CIA's radio free europe persian, changed his manner and now persuades people to vote! instead IRIB reairs its recorded programs from boycotter sattelite networks now!
2- I have 4 various dialup accounts from 4 major Iranian ISPs and they have a regular interrupts today!
Update [2005-6-17 14:32:51 by vsredthoughtsecondedition]:
1- a pro qalibaf memeber of parliament and his twonsman now
talks with "past and past participle verbs and words", like he "won", he "went" to the secoud round and so on.
2- a pro moeen former member of parlaiament says moeen will
went to the runoff.
3- Hashemi's sites (Hatefnews.com and Aftabnews.ir) dont update their news. Is this the sign of a Qalibaf-Moeen runoff?
4- now 23pm in tehran and election time ended, CIA's radio changed again to its anti-election habit and IRIB changed too!
As I pointed in comments, the usual turnout is about 50% and when political parties boycott, turout reduces to 35-40% (people hate foreigner intrusion, so 1/3 of population always keep their support of system in any situation). but this election is really unusual.