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IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S BROTHER FURTHER SOLIDIFIES POSITION IN ELECTIONS
TEHRAN, FEB 22 (KUNA) -- MOHAMMAD REZA KHATAMI FURTHER STRENGTHENED
HIS ALREADY COMMANDING POSITION FROM TEHRAN IN THE MAJLIS ELECTIONS,
STATE RADIO REPORTED TUESDAY NOON.
ANNOUNCING THE LATEST PARTIAL OFFICIAL FIGURES, THE BROADCAST SAID
MOHAMMAD REZA KHATAMI, BROTHER OF PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD KHATAMI IS LEADING THE
LIST WITH 1,013,384 OF THE 1,492,809 TOTAL VOTES COUNTED SO FAR.
THE BALLOTS WERE TAKEN FROM 1,604 POLLING STATIONS IN THE CAPITAL.
JAMILEH KADIVAR IS RUNNING SECOND WITH 776,821 VOTES. ALI REZA NURI,
BROTHER OF JAILED FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER ABDULLAH NURI IS THIRD WITH 667,332.
FORMER PRESIDENT AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI HAS SLIPPED FROM 27TH TO THE
29TH SLOT. UP UNTIL THE PRIME TIME BROADCAST (14.00 HRS) HE HAD 426,162 VOTES.
THE RESULTS ARE STILL INCOMPLETE.
ONE ELECTION OFFICIAL SAID THIS MORNING THE INTERIOR MINISTRY IS MAKING
"COORDINATED EFFORTS TO DECLARE THE FINAL RETURNS FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY BY THE
END OF THE WEEK". (END)
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