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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/world/middleeast/27iran.html
Ahmadinejad's Foes Make Gains in Iranian Parliamentary Vote
[New York Times] Nazila Fathi - Although conservatives won the majority of the seats in Parliament in Friday's runoff elections, critics of President Ahmadinejad made a strong showing, according to results released Saturday. Conservatives won nearly 70% of the seats, but that group includes many people who oppose Ahmadinejad's economic policies. 198 of the 290 seats went to the conservatives and 47 to reformist candidates (up from 40 seats in the current parliament).