Iran Vote & Aftermath
![Iranians went to the polls on June 12 to vote in one of the most important elections in the Islamic republic's history.](https://gdb.rferl.org/38ffafad-baf0-4371-a9e2-3261acbb7cb1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranians went to the polls on June 12 to vote in one of the most important elections in the Islamic republic's history.
![Officials said the turnout topped 85 percent, the highest ever for a national election in the Islamic republic.](https://gdb.rferl.org/0a83d11f-0c6f-49d2-9ca8-37ce86bbf174_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Officials said the turnout topped 85 percent, the highest ever for a national election in the Islamic republic.
![A girl waits while women vote at a Tehran polling station.](https://gdb.rferl.org/f51a25c4-f6c1-42fd-9373-bd25345ce860_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl waits while women vote at a Tehran polling station.
![Iranian women hold prayer beads and registration cards as they wait to vote in Qom.](https://gdb.rferl.org/11ee3dd7-e486-431d-bdc3-436204107809_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian women hold prayer beads and registration cards as they wait to vote in Qom.
![Supporters greet President Mahmud Ahmadinejad outside a polling station in Tehran.](https://gdb.rferl.org/64d6e35a-965a-4e9e-8aa7-3ce56ef1bed6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters greet President Mahmud Ahmadinejad outside a polling station in Tehran.
![Ahmadinejad supporters celebrate early reports of a lead in the polls.](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7e6a111-48be-4a2b-9b0d-d525e3a141ed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ahmadinejad supporters celebrate early reports of a lead in the polls.
![After election officials declared Ahmadinejad the winner, thousands of supporters of Mir Hossein Musavi protested.](https://gdb.rferl.org/920cc212-316a-4682-a5ea-eeb5bf00a268_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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After election officials declared Ahmadinejad the winner, thousands of supporters of Mir Hossein Musavi protested.
![A Musavi supporter walks past a burning motorcycle during the opposition protests.](https://gdb.rferl.org/259212fe-e405-400b-962c-44e519546965_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Musavi supporter walks past a burning motorcycle during the opposition protests.
![Riot police were deployed to disperse the protesters.](https://gdb.rferl.org/2613fb55-743b-4c65-8986-0a81a75cf551_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police were deployed to disperse the protesters.
![Protesters try to help a riot policeman who was beaten during the street clashes.](https://gdb.rferl.org/e0a946fe-71f6-4529-a50f-98aa39012c7a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters try to help a riot policeman who was beaten during the street clashes.
![A day after the vote, a woman cries near Musavi's campaign headquarters in Tehran.](https://gdb.rferl.org/bff6d5cd-d678-4ba3-b3cc-e2f519229d37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A day after the vote, a woman cries near Musavi's campaign headquarters in Tehran.