The government has not yet released the total number of votes cast in the tight and tense race.
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Top candidates both declare victory in Iran vote
TEHRAN, Iran - June 12, 2009 - The Interior Ministry then released partial results showing
hard-line Ahmadinejad with a strong lead. It said he had 68.8
percent of the more than 10 million ballots counted so far. His
main challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi had 28.8 percent.
