Iran's Ahmadinejad Accuses Election Rivals of Lying About Economy
By VOA News
10 June 2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his election rivals of lying about the state of the economy to try to win votes ahead of Friday's ballot.
At a final campaign rally in Tehran Wednesday, Mr. Ahmadinejad told supporters that he will overcome what he called lies and insults from his presidential challengers.
The three other candidates have also accused Mr. Ahmadinejad of misleading the Iranian people about the economy. They blame his government for Iran's high inflation and unemployment.
Mr. Ahmadinejad's aides said he will respond to his rivals' allegations in a special message on state television. Iran's state broadcaster said it has not yet made a decision on giving the conservative incumbent air time.
Campaigning for Iran's election is due to end Thursday morning, 24 hours before polls are due to open.
The incumbent's main challenger is reformist former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi. The two other candidates are reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi and conservative former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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