Disputed recount finds Iranian election ‘valid’

IRAN’S election oversight body last night declared the hotly-disputed presidential vote valid after a partial recount, rejecting opposition allegations of fraud and further silencing calls for a new vote.

State television reported that the Guardian Council presented the conclusion in a letter to the Interior Minister after a recount of a what was described as a randomly selected 10% of the almost 40 million ballots cast on June 12.

“Few or no errors” were found, Press TV said.