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TEHRAN (Reuters) -- Iran's parliament narrowly approved President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's choice for interior minister on November 18, after the previous minister was sacked in a vote by lawmakers over a fake university degree.

Sadeq Mahsouli, a former Revolutionary Guards comrade of the president, takes charge of the ministry responsible for overseeing elections seven months before a presidential poll. Ahmadinejad is expected to run but has yet to declare.

The November 18 vote in favor of Mahsouli -- 138 of the 273 lawmakers present, only just more than half -- will be a relief to Ahmadinejad, who has faced mounting criticism from parliament particularly over his economic policies and surging inflation.

Mahsouli had been a nominee for oil minister early in Ahmadinejad's term but withdrew after lawmakers criticised his wealth and lack of related experience. Parliament must approve ministers and can also kick them out.

The previous interior minister, Ali Kordan, was forced out by parliament for having a fake degree from Britain's Oxford University.

"Today we need someone at the Interior Ministry who can manage and put things together. After all, we have had some shakiness at the ministry in the last five to six months," the president told lawmakers in an address to win support.

Mahsouli had campaigned hard before the vote to secure the backing of lawmakers, many of whom were wary of the choice.

"Cooperation between the government and parliament is very important and, through this cooperation, we should disappoint our enemies," Ahmadinejad said in a speech that some initially reluctant MPs said struck a conciliatory tone.

Some still opposed Mahsouli, saying the pick was part of Ahmadinejad's reelection campaign before the June vote.

"This choice is a choice for the election," said conservative MP Hossein Falahatpisheh, adding that Mahsouli had been a campaign manager for Ahmadinejad in past elections.

"By selecting him now as his interior minister, it is like forming an election headquarters before the election," he said.

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Minister announces final election results, names Ahmadinejad winner

Tehran, June 13, IRNA – Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli said Saturday that 39,165,191 valid and invalid votes were cast in the 10th Presidential Elections on Friday June 12.

Mahsouli said that final election results show that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has got 24,527,516 or 62.63 percent of the total votes.

He said that on alphabetic order, other candiates are Mohsen Rezaie Qaed, with 678,240 or 1.73 percent of votes, Mehdi Karroubi, with 333,635 or 0.85 percent and Mir-Hossein Moussavi Khamene with 13,216,411 or 33.75 percent of the votes.

The Minister put the number of invalid votes at 409,389 or 1.04 percent of the total.

He put the number of eligible voters at 46,200,000 and said 85 percent of the population had taken part in the event.

He said that people’s turnout set an unprecedented record and was a big epic, thanking all governors general, officials in charge of elections and the Iranian nation for that.


*note by me: the above fits the alleged "11 million votes" that ahmadinejad supposedly beat mousavi by.

alleged official farsi document signed by mahsouli

 

total votes (cast): 42026078

mousavi: 19075623

karoubi: 13387104

ahmadinejad: 5698417

fayed: 3754218

invalid votes: 38716