Ahmadinejad rivals 'pulling ahead' in early poll results
Conservative rivals of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were leading in the race for parliament according to early election results today, an indication the president may face a more hostile house in the remaining 18 months of his second term in office.
The strong showing by loyalists of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in yesterday’s parliamentary elections also reflected staunch support for Iran’s theocracy and its firm stance in the nuclear stand-off with the West.
