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Iran Election Diary

Chavez Sends His Blessing

Chavez and Ahmadinejad share a laugh in 2007
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June 13, 2009

Iran is still waiting for final election results, but Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has already sent his congratulations to the presumptive winner.

Khabaronline reports that Chavez called President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to congratulate him, saying that the president’s victory “belongs to all free nations.”

Ahead of the June 12 vote, Chavez had wished Ahmadinejad good luck.

-- Golnaz Esfandiari
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About This Diary

Controversy continues to swirl around Iran's June 12 presidential election. Three candidates, all current or former senior officials, were looking to unseat incumbent Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who was deemed the outright winner within hours of the polls closing. RFE/RL correspondents follow the Iranian public's saga through dispatches of their own, as well as by highlighting some of the viewpoints emerging from Iran through Facebook, Twitter, and other online resources (in orange).

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