Leaked election results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came third
Supporters had been due to turn out en masse in Tehran on Monday afternoon, despite government warnings to stay off the streets.
But this morning, a statement on Mr Mousavi's campaign website announced that the demonstration had been postponed – although it said Mr Mousavi would go to the site to ensure any supporters who showed up remained calm.
Mr Mousavi's wife and co-campaigner, Zahra Ranavard, was reported as warning that riot squads would be equipped with live ammunition, raising the prospect of serious bloodshed.
Iran's Interior Ministry said Mr Mousavi would be responsible for any consequences if he went ahead with the protest.
Mr Mousavi's cancellation of the protest came as sporadic disturbances continued around the Iranian capital, and reports circulated of leaked interior ministry statistics showing him as the clear victor in last Friday's polls.
The statistics, circulated on Iranian blogs and websites, claimed Mr Mousavi had won 19.1 million votes while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won only 5.7 million.
The two other candidates, reformist Mehdi Karoubi and hardliner Mohsen Rezai, won 13.4 million and 3.7 million respectively. The authenticity of the leaked figures could not be confirmed.
Mr Mousavi has accused Iran's government of "fraud" after Mr Ahmadinejad was declared on Saturday to have 62.6 per cent of the vote, making him the landslide winner. The capital has been rocked by disturbances for the last three days.
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one has to wonder
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Amerika should go there and show them what real democracy looks like. Spread the freedom.
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@buzzbrockway on twitter says "Yikes! RT @SpaceyG: Telegraph (UK) says Iranian police "cleared to open fire on protesters." #IranElection"
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- twitterbot
- 5 months ago
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A bit of a irresponsible title given the leaked election results could not be confirmed.
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@megfarnsworth on twitter says "Telegraph is reporting that Ahmadinejad actually lost election. #iranelection"
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- twitterbot
- 5 months ago
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I hope this ends with successful revolt, rather than something akin to Tiananmen Square. Armed police versus unarmed protesters never works out good - let's hope some of them have guns.
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- FallenMorgan
- 5 months ago
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One good sign is that fact that they are ALLOWED to protest at all. If this was China the protest would not have reached day 2.
I wonder who is in charge of the military?
Mr Ahmadinejad or Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?-
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- onemalefla
- 5 months ago
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I hope this is true and ignorant mouth can never look the Iranian people in the face again.
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Tell Hillary Imadinnerjacket that this was his Iowa primary. Diebold can't cheat him in the way Kat Harris and Kenny-boy Blackwell did our Boy George Dumya (or so we pray, at any rate), especially from that distant third place. Sadly, no, sweetie! Imadinnerjacket has to at least come in a very close 2nd to justify the landslide Diebold programmed generation of that questionable extra 2 million votes. Mahmood came in behind the progressive victor, and Ahkmed's pet goat, who, incidently, got double Mahmood's votes. So, Mahmood Imadinnerjacket lost this one fair and square. He now needs to be mature and gracious enough to live with it! His claiming victory in this longshot 'appeal' is guaranteed to get him assassinated in a successful coup, with all the riots and internationally Twittered disgruntlement of the irritated Iranian voting constituency in heated pursuit of government even loosely resembling democracy and libral progression.
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- 96thdayofrage
- 5 months ago
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I am concerned for Mr Mousavi's life.
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Shots fired on the crowd.
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I would also like to see some more information about this 'leak' as it hasn't been verified by any decent news agency so far.
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Confirmation of at least one dead here.
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Uroborus8, according to the reports it isn't the government firing but pro-government militia members.
For some decent coverage you might also want to check out this Guardian blog.
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Just posted to you tube moments ago -- police beating a young Iranian woman.
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From Twitter, out of Iran:
RT @iran09: CONFIRMING labnanies forces in shahrak-gharb attacking ppl EVERYWHERE! #iranelection #gr88
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Girl shot in Tehran. Just posted to You Tube.
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When Iranians get back their democracy will we depose their elected president again ala Mossadegh or did we learn our lesson?
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Reminiscent of Florida 2000.......probably the same conclusion..the Iranian court will most probably confirm that he won
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From twitter moments ago:
If U R outside Iran, please use #IranElection hashtag prolifically 2 prevent efforts 2 locate Iranian sources.
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Hopefully this will not stand Iranians are tired of this aggressive bunch in charge.
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- kennymotown
- 5 months ago
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The thing that strikes me is that this isn't terribly different from how our own government reacts to protesters.
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power to the iranian ppl they have taken enough crap from their goverment and now they're rising who knows maybe they'll replace their goverment with a compatent one
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Does anyone else see anything wrong with the U.S. basically implanting a politician at the right time? Manifest Destiny? No?
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- lolitanimatronic
- 5 months ago
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Yes! Finally the internet is good for something. I congratulate my Iranian friends in New York for the intelligent and revolutionary work of their countrymen.
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- Deadpanwalking
- 5 months ago
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