*****Iranian Polls Closed**** Both sides claiming victory - Results Update Thread

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If no candidate gets 51% there will be a runoff election on June 19th.

Very long lines, voters waiting two hours to vote.


Al Jazeera has an excellent English station (They just had a report on California State budget crises that was better than anything on cable or network news)

http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al_jazeera_english

The Guardian is running a live blog here

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jun/12/iran-middleeast



The Telegraph analysis is that the higher the number of voters the worse it looks for Ahmadinejad.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5515813/Iran-election-unprecedented-turnout-boosts-challenge-to-Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad.html


Edit to add

Al Jazeera reports:

Polls have been extended a second time (both legal and not unprecedented)

Poll officials are predicting a 70% turnout.

AP confirming polls extended to 8 PM Iran, 11:30 AM EDT. Polls now officially closed but Iranian tradition is to allow anyone in line to vote.