A little bit late PING but still effective.
Iran's conservatives claiming a victory
The Houston Chronicle
21 Feb 2004
Tehran, Iran-AP -- Iran's Islamic rulers say voters have rejected the election boycott reformers wanted by turning out in big numbers. But official figures are not available yet.
The balloting is expected to return the parliament to hard-line control. A significant turnout could weaken the reformers' credibility. They've already called the election a sham because 24-hundred of their candidates were barred from running.
The Guardian Council says more votes were cast Friday than in the last parliament election in 2000, which had a 67-percent turnout.
In another measure of turnout, the state-run news agency reported 31 percent of Tehran's six and a-half (m) million voters cast ballots. That compares with 42 percent four years ago. Tehran is a reformers' stronghold.
The government kept polls open an extra four hours to add to the turnout.
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